Hmong (White Hmong) — top 333 words
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| # | Hmong (White Hmong) | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | kuv | I; my |
| 2 | koj | you (singular); your |
| 3 | nws | he, she, it; his, her, its |
| 4 | wb | we two (first person dual); our (dual) |
| 5 | neb | you two (second person dual); your (dual) |
| 6 | nkawv | they two, the two of them (third person dual) |
| 7 | peb | we (three or more); our |
| 8 | nej | you (three or more); your |
| 9 | lawv | they, them; their |
| 10 | dab tsi | what |
| 11 | tsi | used in dab tsi 'what' |
| 12 | twg | which? |
| 13 | thaum twg | when? at what time? |
| 14 | li cas | how, what |
| 15 | tus | classifier for long objects, animals and beings |
| 16 | tug | classifier for long objects, animals and beings (variant of tus) |
| 17 | lub | classifier for bulky or round objects; buildings; abstract ideas |
| 18 | daim | classifier for flat objects — sheets, pages |
| 19 | txoj | classifier for lengths and abstractions — strings, strips, paths |
| 20 | cov | classifier for groups and plurals; a plural marker |
| 21 | leej | classifier for people, especially honoured people |
| 22 | rab | classifier for tools and implements with a handle |
| 23 | txhais | classifier for arms, hands and feet |
| 24 | nkawm | classifier for pairs of objects |
| 25 | nplooj | classifier for leaf-like objects |
| 26 | tsob | classifier for plants and foliage |
| 27 | tsev | classifier for households |
| 28 | zaj | classifier for sayings, speeches, poems, chapters, litters of young |
| 29 | thooj | classifier for chunks and pieces; sections of a log |
| 30 | ceg | classifier for lengths or sections of a journey |
| 31 | fab | classifier for sections and divisions |
| 32 | diav | classifier for spoonfuls |
| 33 | kaus | classifier for bites or bitefuls |
| 34 | tauv | classifier for clouds and clusters of fruit |
| 35 | plas | classifier for a wide expanse or large area |
| 36 | ntuj | classifier for something of vast expanse, as the heavens |
| 37 | yav | classifier for the time of day |
| 38 | kev | nominalising classifier — 'the way of', -ness |
| 39 | ib | one |
| 40 | ob | two |
| 41 | peb (number) | three |
| 42 | plaub (number) | four |
| 43 | tsib | five |
| 44 | rau | six |
| 45 | xya | seven |
| 46 | yim | eight |
| 47 | cuaj | nine |
| 48 | kaum | ten |
| 49 | nees nkaum | twenty |
| 50 | pua | hundred |
| 51 | puas | hundred (variant of pua) |
| 52 | txiv | father; husband; also 'fruit', and a prefix forming fruit names |
| 53 | tub | son; child; kid |
| 54 | ntxhais | daughter; young girl |
| 55 | kwv | younger brother |
| 56 | nus | brother (as called by his sister) |
| 57 | me nyuam | a child (classifier: tus) |
| 58 | menyuam | a child (written solid) |
| 59 | nyuam | child, baby, kid |
| 60 | tsev neeg | family |
| 61 | tswv tsev | head of household |
| 62 | hluas nkauj | an unmarried or young woman; a girlfriend |
| 63 | hluas nraug | a single man; a boyfriend |
| 64 | phooj ywg | a friend |
| 65 | tswv | lord; master; owner |
| 66 | tswv rooj | chairperson; president of a republic |
| 67 | hau | the head; a leader, head person; a lid, a cover |
| 68 | kws | corn, maize |
| 69 | laib | gang, outlaw |
| 70 | tus kws txhais lus | interpreter, translator |
| 71 | huablab | farang, westerner |
| 72 | tuamham | a Thai soldier |
| 73 | nwj (noun) | slave |
| 74 | hau pliaj | the forehead |
| 75 | pliaj | the forehead |
| 76 | plhu | cheek |
| 77 | qhov muag | eye(s) |
| 78 | plaub muag | eyebrows; eyelashes |
| 79 | ntsej | ear |
| 80 | qhov ntsej | ear; ear canal |
| 81 | ntswg | nose |
| 82 | qhov ntswg | nose; nostril |
| 83 | qhov ncauj | mouth |
| 84 | hniav | tooth |
| 85 | ntsej muag | the face |
| 86 | qa | the throat, vocal cord |
| 87 | hauv siab | the chest |
| 88 | plab | stomach; abdomen; gut, belly |
| 89 | plawv | heart; the centre, the middle |
| 90 | ntsws | lung(s) |
| 91 | hlwb | brain; marrow |
| 92 | paj hlwb | the brain |
| 93 | hnyuv | intestines, guts |
| 94 | hnyuv dawb | small intestine |
| 95 | hnyuv dub | large intestine |
| 96 | txiav | the pancreas; the spleen |
| 97 | txha | bone(s); skeleton |
| 98 | ntshav | blood |
| 99 | plaub | hair, fur, feathers |
| 100 | plaub hau | hair of the head |
| 101 | hauv caug | knee |
| 102 | luj taws | the heel of the foot |
| 103 | luj tshib | the elbow |
| 104 | qaum | the back |
| 105 | ntsag | the hips; the buttocks |
| 106 | tw | tail |
| 107 | qhov tsos | armpit |
| 108 | txaj | a room; a bed, a sleeping platform; a mattress |
| 109 | qhov rooj | door; gate |
| 110 | qhov rais | window |
| 111 | qhov cub | cooking fire; stove; fireplace |
| 112 | lub phaj | dish (food vessel) |
| 113 | hub | a clay pot or vase for storing food or water |
| 114 | hwj | bottle; flask; kettle |
| 115 | hwj kais | teapot, tea kettle |
| 116 | tsom iav | mirror |
| 117 | txiab | scissors |
| 118 | txaug | chisel |
| 119 | hwvtaus | hatchet |
| 120 | liag | sickle |
| 121 | hlau | iron; steel; metal; also a hoe or spade |
| 122 | duav | spatula, paddle; shovel |
| 123 | piab | adze |
| 124 | hneev | Hmong crossbow |
| 125 | hmuv | spear, lance |
| 126 | phom | gun; firearm; cannon |
| 127 | hnab | bag, sack, sheath |
| 128 | hnab tshos | |
| 129 | hlua | rope |
| 130 | hlab | a belt, sash, cord |
| 131 | hlab nyiaj | a traditional sash hung with silver coins |
| 132 | tsho | shirt, jacket, coat |
| 133 | tsho loj | coat |
| 134 | tsho tiv nag | a raincoat |
| 135 | tsho tiv no | a sweater, a warm jacket |
| 136 | phuam | a cloth, a rag; a towel; a turban |
| 137 | nyias | a cloth for carrying a baby on the back |
| 138 | tsheb | vehicle; car |
| 139 | log | wheel; tyre |
| 140 | tshuab | machine |
| 141 | nyiaj | silver; money, cash; a silver neck ring |
| 142 | paj ntaub | paj ntaub — Hmong story-cloth embroidery |
| 143 | qeej | the qeej, the Hmong reed mouth organ |
| 144 | pluas mov | a meal |
| 145 | fawm | pho; noodles generally |
| 146 | qe | egg (classifier: lub); cocoon |
| 147 | ntses | fish |
| 148 | ntsev | salt |
| 149 | qej | garlic |
| 150 | qhiav | ginger |
| 151 | dos | onion, leek |
| 152 | dib | cucumber; melon |
| 153 | lws | eggplant |
| 154 | hwj txob | black pepper |
| 155 | huabxeeb | peanut |
| 156 | lauj pwm | tuber, root vegetable; turnip |
| 157 | txiv hmab | grape |
| 158 | txiv cawv | grape |
| 159 | txiv duaj | peach |
| 160 | txiv ev paum | apple |
| 161 | txiv kab ntxwv | orange |
| 162 | txiv kab ntxwv loj | grapefruit |
| 163 | txiv lws suav | tomato |
| 164 | txiv maj naus | lemon |
| 165 | txiv maj mib | jackfruit |
| 166 | txiv maj phaub | coconut |
| 167 | tshuaj yej | tea |
| 168 | hnyuv ntxwm | sausage |
| 169 | hnav | perilla; sesame |
| 170 | ntuj (noun) | the sky, the heavens |
| 171 | hnub | sun; day |
| 172 | hli | moon; month |
| 173 | hli ntuj | a month |
| 174 | hnub qub | star |
| 175 | huab | cloud; fog |
| 176 | huab cua | the weather |
| 177 | tshav | sunlight, the light of the heavens; a broad level plain |
| 178 | tshav ntuj | daylight, daytime |
| 179 | hmo | night |
| 180 | hmos | night |
| 181 | ntug | daybreak, the light of day; edge, rim; shore, bank |
| 182 | pa dej teev | lake |
| 183 | nyom | grass; weed |
| 184 | hmab | vine, creeper |
| 185 | paj | flower; floral pattern; interest (on money) |
| 186 | ntxhuav | clumps of moss or short grass |
| 187 | qhov | hole, pit; slot; tunnel; place; thing |
| 188 | tsiaj | animal |
| 189 | nyuj | cow or bull |
| 190 | twm | buffalo, water buffalo |
| 191 | tshis | goat |
| 192 | qaib | chicken |
| 193 | lau qaib | rooster |
| 194 | os | a duck |
| 195 | tsov | tiger |
| 196 | tsov ntxhuav | a lion |
| 197 | ntxhw | elephant |
| 198 | liab | monkey |
| 199 | hma | wolf, jackal, fox, coyote — wild dog-like animals |
| 200 | luav | a rabbit, hare; a donkey |
| 201 | tsuag | mouse, rat |
| 202 | ntshuab | otter |
| 203 | qav | frog |
| 204 | qav kaws | toad; frog |
| 205 | ntses nab | eel |
| 206 | ntses qa | lizard |
| 207 | ntsaum | ant |
| 208 | tuv | louse |
| 209 | plas (noun) | owl |
| 210 | tus uab lag | crow; raven |
| 211 | vaub kib | turtle |
| 212 | lim piam | a week |
| 213 | lim tiam | a week |
| 214 | lwm xyoo | next year |
| 215 | pliag | an instant, a moment |
| 216 | hnub ntseg | noon |
| 217 | hnub qaij | afternoon |
| 218 | ob hlis ntuj | February |
| 219 | peb hlis ntuj | March |
| 220 | plaub hlis ntuj | April |
| 221 | tsib hlis ntuj | May |
| 222 | cuaj hlis ntuj | September |
| 223 | mus | to go |
| 224 | nyob | to reside, dwell, live, stay |
| 225 | noj | to eat |
| 226 | hu | to call |
| 227 | hu ua | to be called or named |
| 228 | nug | to ask; to question |
| 229 | nyeem | to read |
| 230 | kawm | to study, to learn |
| 231 | kawm ntawv | to study books; to attend school |
| 232 | nkag siab | to understand |
| 233 | nco | to remember, to memorise; to miss someone |
| 234 | nco ntsoov | to remember; to miss someone |
| 235 | ntsoov | to remember; to miss someone |
| 236 | ntseeg | to believe; to trust |
| 237 | nyiam | to like, to favour, to care for |
| 238 | ntxub | to hate |
| 239 | nwj | to kiss |
| 240 | nyiag | to steal |
| 241 | ntxuav | to wash |
| 242 | ntxhua | to scrub, to wash by scrubbing |
| 243 | tsaug (verb) | to rinse; to wash by shaking in water |
| 244 | khawb | to dig; to excavate |
| 245 | kaw | to close, to shut; to saw |
| 246 | kav | to manage, govern, rule; to protect |
| 247 | kam | to be willing, agreeable |
| 248 | kaus (verb) | to gouge out, to scrape |
| 249 | kaws | to gnaw, to chew upon |
| 250 | khaub | to wind around, to encircle |
| 251 | khaub thuas | to have a cold |
| 252 | npaj | to devise, prepare, get ready |
| 253 | npau | to bubble up, to boil; to be angry |
| 254 | nphau | to tip over |
| 255 | nkag | to crawl, to go beneath |
| 256 | ncig | to encircle, to go completely around |
| 257 | mus kav khw | to shop, to go shopping |
| 258 | ncig yuav khoom | to go shopping, to buy goods from a store |
| 259 | ntoo (verb) | to wear on the head, to put on a hat |
| 260 | ntuav | to vomit |
| 261 | ntug (verb) | to grow, to enlarge |
| 262 | ntsws (verb) | to wither, to shrink |
| 263 | su | to swell, to rise; to increase in volume |
| 264 | suav | to count |
| 265 | tas | to finish |
| 266 | tau | to get, gain, obtain; perfective marker; potential mood marker |
| 267 | tauv (verb) | to dam up, to hold back |
| 268 | tav | to herd animals; to lay down across; to prune |
| 269 | teev | to build a dam; to fill up a cup |
| 270 | tiam | to worship, to make offerings to |
| 271 | tig | to turn; to revolve, to rotate |
| 272 | tiv | to oppose, to resist, to endure |
| 273 | tiv thaiv | to protect, defend, prevent |
| 274 | tom | to bite |
| 275 | tshaib plab | to be hungry |
| 276 | tshee | to shiver, to tremble |
| 277 | tshuab (verb) | to blow |
| 278 | ua tsaug | thank you (literally 'to do thanks') |
| 279 | zoo | good, fine, well |
| 280 | zoo nkauj | beautiful, admirable |
| 281 | qub | old |
| 282 | hluas | young; single, without a partner |
| 283 | hlob | older |
| 284 | yau | younger, smaller, lesser |
| 285 | siab | high, tall |
| 286 | deb | far |
| 287 | ze | near, close by |
| 288 | dav | broad, wide |
| 289 | hnyav | heavy |
| 290 | du | smooth |
| 291 | txhav | stiff |
| 292 | qhuav | dry |
| 293 | qaub | sour |
| 294 | qab | sweet, pleasant; usefulness, worthiness |
| 295 | txaus | enough, sufficient |
| 296 | yoojyim | easy; simple; convenient |
| 297 | raug | correct, accurate |
| 298 | dawb | white; clean; free of charge |
| 299 | dub | black; dark |
| 300 | daj | yellow |
| 301 | xiav | blue; green — one term covering both (grue); also sad |
| 302 | xim kab ntxwv | orange (the colour) |
| 303 | zuag | pointed, sharp; dim, dark |
| 304 | nkhaus | crooked |
| 305 | qaij | slanting |
| 306 | txaj (adj) | ashamed, embarrassed |
| 307 | txaj muag | shamefaced, ashamed |
| 308 | qab siab | happy, at ease, satisfied |
| 309 | raug siab | pleased, satisfied; pleasing |
| 310 | siab kaj | satisfied, pleased, refreshed |
| 311 | siab ceev | quick-tempered, prone to anger |
| 312 | xu siab | undesirable, off-putting |
| 313 | twm (adj) | single, lone, alone |
| 314 | ub | distant, far away; of the distant past |
| 315 | xwb | only, alone, just |
| 316 | tsis | not |
| 317 | yog | right, correct; to be |
| 318 | heev | very much |
| 319 | kawg | extremely; lastly, finally; the end of |
| 320 | dua | again; another; more than |
| 321 | rov | again |
| 322 | ceev | swiftly, quickly; forcibly |
| 323 | ntxov | early; hurry, quick |
| 324 | maj mam | slowly |
| 325 | meej | clearly |
| 326 | khoom | freely |
| 327 | ib txhis | forever, always |
| 328 | kaxv kaxv | occasionally |
| 329 | sib | mutually, acting together or against each other |
| 330 | dhau | through; beyond; to pass |
| 331 | tsaug zog | asleep, sleepy |
| 332 | tsuag (adv) | used in tsuag tsuag 'quickly' |
| 333 | nyuam (adv) | being small |