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“duck” in Akha

In Akha, duck is hawv gu, ahv goohf, hawv goohf.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs 2. (noun) a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents 3. (noun) flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) 4. (noun) (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman 5. (verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) 6. (verb) to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away 7. (verb) submerge or plunge suddenly 8. (verb) dip into a liquid

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

dictionary entry
Akha

hawv gu

a duck (many dialectic al di fferences)

Source: Paul W. Lewis, Akha-English Dictionary (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 1968; OCR)

dictionary entry
Akha

ahv goohf

duck

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

dictionary entry
Akha

hawv goohf

duck

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

dictionary entry
Akha

hkahv goohf

duck

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

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