Hmong (White Hmong) — top 333 words
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| # | Hmong (White Hmong) | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | I; my | |
| 2 | you (singular); your | |
| 3 | he, she, it; his, her, its | |
| 4 | we two (first person dual); our (dual) | |
| 5 | you two (second person dual); your (dual) | |
| 6 | they two, the two of them (third person dual) | |
| 7 | we (three or more); our | |
| 8 | you (three or more); your | |
| 9 | they, them; their | |
| 10 | what | |
| 11 | used in dab tsi 'what' | |
| 12 | which? | |
| 13 | when? at what time? | |
| 14 | how, what | |
| 15 | classifier for long objects, animals and beings | |
| 16 | classifier for long objects, animals and beings (variant of tus) | |
| 17 | classifier for bulky or round objects; buildings; abstract ideas | |
| 18 | classifier for flat objects — sheets, pages | |
| 19 | classifier for lengths and abstractions — strings, strips, paths | |
| 20 | classifier for groups and plurals; a plural marker | |
| 21 | classifier for people, especially honoured people | |
| 22 | classifier for tools and implements with a handle | |
| 23 | classifier for arms, hands and feet | |
| 24 | classifier for pairs of objects | |
| 25 | classifier for leaf-like objects | |
| 26 | classifier for plants and foliage | |
| 27 | classifier for households | |
| 28 | classifier for sayings, speeches, poems, chapters, litters of young | |
| 29 | classifier for chunks and pieces; sections of a log | |
| 30 | classifier for lengths or sections of a journey | |
| 31 | classifier for sections and divisions | |
| 32 | classifier for spoonfuls | |
| 33 | classifier for bites or bitefuls | |
| 34 | classifier for clouds and clusters of fruit | |
| 35 | classifier for a wide expanse or large area | |
| 36 | classifier for something of vast expanse, as the heavens | |
| 37 | classifier for the time of day | |
| 38 | nominalising classifier — 'the way of', -ness | |
| 39 | one | |
| 40 | two | |
| 41 | three | |
| 42 | four | |
| 43 | five | |
| 44 | six | |
| 45 | seven | |
| 46 | eight | |
| 47 | nine | |
| 48 | ten | |
| 49 | twenty | |
| 50 | hundred | |
| 51 | hundred (variant of pua) | |
| 52 | father; husband; also 'fruit', and a prefix forming fruit names | |
| 53 | son; child; kid | |
| 54 | daughter; young girl | |
| 55 | younger brother | |
| 56 | brother (as called by his sister) | |
| 57 | a child (classifier: tus) | |
| 58 | a child (written solid) | |
| 59 | child, baby, kid | |
| 60 | family | |
| 61 | head of household | |
| 62 | an unmarried or young woman; a girlfriend | |
| 63 | a single man; a boyfriend | |
| 64 | a friend | |
| 65 | lord; master; owner | |
| 66 | chairperson; president of a republic | |
| 67 | the head; a leader, head person; a lid, a cover | |
| 68 | corn, maize | |
| 69 | gang, outlaw | |
| 70 | interpreter, translator | |
| 71 | farang, westerner | |
| 72 | a Thai soldier | |
| 73 | slave | |
| 74 | the forehead | |
| 75 | the forehead | |
| 76 | cheek | |
| 77 | eye(s) | |
| 78 | eyebrows; eyelashes | |
| 79 | ear | |
| 80 | ear; ear canal | |
| 81 | nose | |
| 82 | nose; nostril | |
| 83 | mouth | |
| 84 | tooth | |
| 85 | the face | |
| 86 | the throat, vocal cord | |
| 87 | the chest | |
| 88 | stomach; abdomen; gut, belly | |
| 89 | heart; the centre, the middle | |
| 90 | lung(s) | |
| 91 | brain; marrow | |
| 92 | the brain | |
| 93 | intestines, guts | |
| 94 | small intestine | |
| 95 | large intestine | |
| 96 | the pancreas; the spleen | |
| 97 | bone(s); skeleton | |
| 98 | blood | |
| 99 | hair, fur, feathers | |
| 100 | hair of the head | |
| 101 | knee | |
| 102 | the heel of the foot | |
| 103 | the elbow | |
| 104 | the back | |
| 105 | the hips; the buttocks | |
| 106 | tail | |
| 107 | armpit | |
| 108 | a room; a bed, a sleeping platform; a mattress | |
| 109 | door; gate | |
| 110 | window | |
| 111 | cooking fire; stove; fireplace | |
| 112 | dish (food vessel) | |
| 113 | a clay pot or vase for storing food or water | |
| 114 | bottle; flask; kettle | |
| 115 | teapot, tea kettle | |
| 116 | mirror | |
| 117 | scissors | |
| 118 | chisel | |
| 119 | hatchet | |
| 120 | sickle | |
| 121 | iron; steel; metal; also a hoe or spade | |
| 122 | spatula, paddle; shovel | |
| 123 | adze | |
| 124 | Hmong crossbow | |
| 125 | spear, lance | |
| 126 | gun; firearm; cannon | |
| 127 | bag, sack, sheath | |
| 128 | ||
| 129 | rope | |
| 130 | a belt, sash, cord | |
| 131 | a traditional sash hung with silver coins | |
| 132 | shirt, jacket, coat | |
| 133 | coat | |
| 134 | a raincoat | |
| 135 | a sweater, a warm jacket | |
| 136 | a cloth, a rag; a towel; a turban | |
| 137 | a cloth for carrying a baby on the back | |
| 138 | vehicle; car | |
| 139 | wheel; tyre | |
| 140 | machine | |
| 141 | silver; money, cash; a silver neck ring | |
| 142 | paj ntaub — Hmong story-cloth embroidery | |
| 143 | the qeej, the Hmong reed mouth organ | |
| 144 | a meal | |
| 145 | pho; noodles generally | |
| 146 | egg (classifier: lub); cocoon | |
| 147 | fish | |
| 148 | salt | |
| 149 | garlic | |
| 150 | ginger | |
| 151 | onion, leek | |
| 152 | cucumber; melon | |
| 153 | eggplant | |
| 154 | black pepper | |
| 155 | peanut | |
| 156 | tuber, root vegetable; turnip | |
| 157 | grape | |
| 158 | grape | |
| 159 | peach | |
| 160 | apple | |
| 161 | orange | |
| 162 | grapefruit | |
| 163 | tomato | |
| 164 | lemon | |
| 165 | jackfruit | |
| 166 | coconut | |
| 167 | tea | |
| 168 | sausage | |
| 169 | perilla; sesame | |
| 170 | the sky, the heavens | |
| 171 | sun; day | |
| 172 | moon; month | |
| 173 | a month | |
| 174 | star | |
| 175 | cloud; fog | |
| 176 | the weather | |
| 177 | sunlight, the light of the heavens; a broad level plain | |
| 178 | daylight, daytime | |
| 179 | night | |
| 180 | night | |
| 181 | daybreak, the light of day; edge, rim; shore, bank | |
| 182 | lake | |
| 183 | grass; weed | |
| 184 | vine, creeper | |
| 185 | flower; floral pattern; interest (on money) | |
| 186 | clumps of moss or short grass | |
| 187 | hole, pit; slot; tunnel; place; thing | |
| 188 | animal | |
| 189 | cow or bull | |
| 190 | buffalo, water buffalo | |
| 191 | goat | |
| 192 | chicken | |
| 193 | rooster | |
| 194 | a duck | |
| 195 | tiger | |
| 196 | a lion | |
| 197 | elephant | |
| 198 | monkey | |
| 199 | wolf, jackal, fox, coyote — wild dog-like animals | |
| 200 | a rabbit, hare; a donkey | |
| 201 | mouse, rat | |
| 202 | otter | |
| 203 | frog | |
| 204 | toad; frog | |
| 205 | eel | |
| 206 | lizard | |
| 207 | ant | |
| 208 | louse | |
| 209 | owl | |
| 210 | crow; raven | |
| 211 | turtle | |
| 212 | a week | |
| 213 | a week | |
| 214 | next year | |
| 215 | an instant, a moment | |
| 216 | noon | |
| 217 | afternoon | |
| 218 | February | |
| 219 | March | |
| 220 | April | |
| 221 | May | |
| 222 | September | |
| 223 | to go | |
| 224 | to reside, dwell, live, stay | |
| 225 | to eat | |
| 226 | to call | |
| 227 | to be called or named | |
| 228 | to ask; to question | |
| 229 | to read | |
| 230 | to study, to learn | |
| 231 | to study books; to attend school | |
| 232 | to understand | |
| 233 | to remember, to memorise; to miss someone | |
| 234 | to remember; to miss someone | |
| 235 | to remember; to miss someone | |
| 236 | to believe; to trust | |
| 237 | to like, to favour, to care for | |
| 238 | to hate | |
| 239 | to kiss | |
| 240 | to steal | |
| 241 | to wash | |
| 242 | to scrub, to wash by scrubbing | |
| 243 | to rinse; to wash by shaking in water | |
| 244 | to dig; to excavate | |
| 245 | to close, to shut; to saw | |
| 246 | to manage, govern, rule; to protect | |
| 247 | to be willing, agreeable | |
| 248 | to gouge out, to scrape | |
| 249 | to gnaw, to chew upon | |
| 250 | to wind around, to encircle | |
| 251 | to have a cold | |
| 252 | to devise, prepare, get ready | |
| 253 | to bubble up, to boil; to be angry | |
| 254 | to tip over | |
| 255 | to crawl, to go beneath | |
| 256 | to encircle, to go completely around | |
| 257 | to shop, to go shopping | |
| 258 | to go shopping, to buy goods from a store | |
| 259 | to wear on the head, to put on a hat | |
| 260 | to vomit | |
| 261 | to grow, to enlarge | |
| 262 | to wither, to shrink | |
| 263 | to swell, to rise; to increase in volume | |
| 264 | to count | |
| 265 | to finish | |
| 266 | to get, gain, obtain; perfective marker; potential mood marker | |
| 267 | to dam up, to hold back | |
| 268 | to herd animals; to lay down across; to prune | |
| 269 | to build a dam; to fill up a cup | |
| 270 | to worship, to make offerings to | |
| 271 | to turn; to revolve, to rotate | |
| 272 | to oppose, to resist, to endure | |
| 273 | to protect, defend, prevent | |
| 274 | to bite | |
| 275 | to be hungry | |
| 276 | to shiver, to tremble | |
| 277 | to blow | |
| 278 | thank you (literally 'to do thanks') | |
| 279 | good, fine, well | |
| 280 | beautiful, admirable | |
| 281 | old | |
| 282 | young; single, without a partner | |
| 283 | older | |
| 284 | younger, smaller, lesser | |
| 285 | high, tall | |
| 286 | far | |
| 287 | near, close by | |
| 288 | broad, wide | |
| 289 | heavy | |
| 290 | smooth | |
| 291 | stiff | |
| 292 | dry | |
| 293 | sour | |
| 294 | sweet, pleasant; usefulness, worthiness | |
| 295 | enough, sufficient | |
| 296 | easy; simple; convenient | |
| 297 | correct, accurate | |
| 298 | white; clean; free of charge | |
| 299 | black; dark | |
| 300 | yellow | |
| 301 | blue; green — one term covering both (grue); also sad | |
| 302 | orange (the colour) | |
| 303 | pointed, sharp; dim, dark | |
| 304 | crooked | |
| 305 | slanting | |
| 306 | ashamed, embarrassed | |
| 307 | shamefaced, ashamed | |
| 308 | happy, at ease, satisfied | |
| 309 | pleased, satisfied; pleasing | |
| 310 | satisfied, pleased, refreshed | |
| 311 | quick-tempered, prone to anger | |
| 312 | undesirable, off-putting | |
| 313 | single, lone, alone | |
| 314 | distant, far away; of the distant past | |
| 315 | only, alone, just | |
| 316 | not | |
| 317 | right, correct; to be | |
| 318 | very much | |
| 319 | extremely; lastly, finally; the end of | |
| 320 | again; another; more than | |
| 321 | again | |
| 322 | swiftly, quickly; forcibly | |
| 323 | early; hurry, quick | |
| 324 | slowly | |
| 325 | clearly | |
| 326 | freely | |
| 327 | forever, always | |
| 328 | occasionally | |
| 329 | mutually, acting together or against each other | |
| 330 | through; beyond; to pass | |
| 331 | asleep, sleepy | |
| 332 | used in tsuag tsuag 'quickly' | |
| 333 | being small |