qij

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See also: qʼij

Albanian

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Etymology

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A variant of Albanian kij, with palatalized velar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [cɪj], [c͡ɕɪj] (Standard)
  • IPA(key): [cɪː], [c͡ɕɪː], [t͡ɕɪː], [t͡ʃɪː] (Gheg)

Verb

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qij (aorist qíva, participle qírë)

  1. (active voice) to hew
  2. (active voice, vulgar) to fuck

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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White Hmong

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *ɢaᴬ (garlic), borrowed from Old Chinese (OC *qʰaː, *ɡaː, “gourd”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qij (classifier: lub)

  1. garlic

References

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  • Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 23; 253.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 119; 281.