nees nkaum

White Hmong

Etymology

nees (“two”) +‎ kaum (“ten”), with prenasalization of the second syllable. Compare Chinese 二十 (èrshí, “twenty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nẽ˩.ᵑɡau̯˩̰/

Numeral

nees nkaum

  1. twenty

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 139.
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