Vaj Tswv

White Hmong

Etymology

A calque of Thai พระเจ้า (prá-jâao) or Lao Lao ພະເຈົ້າ (pha chao); vaj ("king", "royal") from Mandarin 王 + tswv from ("Mandarin 主 master, owner, chief"), together literally means "King Lord".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va˥˧.t͡ʂɨ˧˦/

Proper noun

Vaj Tswv

1. (Protestantism) God

Interjection

1. (Protestantism) oh my God

See also

• Tswv Ntuj, Tswv

References

• Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)----