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Dav
dav | dá | da˧˦
Alternative: Dá
Noun: Eagle
Examples:
Amelikas tus dav dawb taub hau (The American eagle has white head).
Etymology: From dav as 'wide', tuam (daj) as 'large'. Dav is a large bird with wide wings.
Alternative: Dạ́
Adjective: Broad, wide
Examples:
Teb chaws Amelikas dav dua teb chaws Lostsuas (The America is wider than Laos).
Etymology: From daj/dag as 'wide as arms stretch'. Dav is as wide. Related to 廣/广 (guǎng).
2 Hmong - Hmong
Dav
Alternative: Dạ́
Adjective: Ntsuas raws li tus dav nthuav tis mus deb.
Examples:
Tus dav ob sab tsis dav heev.
Etymology: Los ntawm ua daj lossis ua dag thaum ncab ob txhais npab ncaj ncaj ntawm xubpwg mus rau sabxis thiab sablaug.
Noun: Tus noog loj tis dav thiab kaus ncauj kaus taw ntse.
More Examples
  1. Tus nab lwj nws muaj nws tus dav nqa.
  2. Phoojywg tau kev dav. Yeebncuab tau chaw ti.
Etymology
  1. From dav as 'wide', tuam (daj) as 'large'. Dav is a large bird with wide wings.
  2. From daj/dag as 'wide as arms stretch'. Dav is as wide. Related to 廣/广 (guǎng).
  3. Los ntawm ua daj lossis ua dag thaum ncab ob txhais npab ncaj ncaj ntawm xubpwg mus rau sabxis thiab sablaug.
Sources
  1. Hmong, Feb 04, 2024 12:48 pm