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Nkauj

From Hmong nkauj, "young woman" or "girl", also used as a name-forming element placed before another word.

Meaning and origin

Nkauj is a Hmong word for a young woman or girl, used both as a given name on its own and as an element placed before another word to form a girl's name, as in the folk-tale names Nkauj Ntsuab and Nkauj Ia.

How to pronounce Nkauj

English (US)en-KOWJ

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