"kwv" meaning in White Hmong

See kwv in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɨ˧˦/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ku̯eiX (“younger brother”). Possibly related to Chinese 哥 (gē, “older brother”), though the details are unclear, particularly why the age relationships between the Hmong-Mien terms (kwv and tij) are opposite to those of Sinitic (弟 (dì) and 哥 (gē)). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*ku̯eiX|t=younger brother}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *ku̯eiX (“younger brother”), {{cog|zh|哥|t=older brother}} Chinese 哥 (gē, “older brother”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} kwv
  1. younger brother, little brother
    Sense id: en-kwv-mww-noun-Nfzgq1F- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*ku̯eiX",
        "t": "younger brother"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *ku̯eiX (“younger brother”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "哥",
        "t": "older brother"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 哥 (gē, “older brother”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ku̯eiX (“younger brother”). Possibly related to Chinese 哥 (gē, “older brother”), though the details are unclear, particularly why the age relationships between the Hmong-Mien terms (kwv and tij) are opposite to those of Sinitic (弟 (dì) and 哥 (gē)).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kwv",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "younger brother, little brother"
      ],
      "id": "en-kwv-mww-noun-Nfzgq1F-",
      "links": [
        [
          "younger brother",
          "younger brother"
        ],
        [
          "little brother",
          "little brother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨ˧˦/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwv"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*ku̯eiX",
        "t": "younger brother"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *ku̯eiX (“younger brother”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "哥",
        "t": "older brother"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 哥 (gē, “older brother”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ku̯eiX (“younger brother”). Possibly related to Chinese 哥 (gē, “older brother”), though the details are unclear, particularly why the age relationships between the Hmong-Mien terms (kwv and tij) are opposite to those of Sinitic (弟 (dì) and 哥 (gē)).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kwv",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
        "White Hmong lemmas",
        "White Hmong nouns",
        "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
        "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
        "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "younger brother, little brother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "younger brother",
          "younger brother"
        ],
        [
          "little brother",
          "little brother"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kɨ˧˦/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwv"
}

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