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hlob

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hljo (big). Cognate with loj (big), Iu Mien hlo.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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hlob

  1. to become big, to grow
  2. to grow up

Adjective

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hlob

  1. older
    Tus ntxhais hlob lub npe hu ua Nplias, tus yau Maiv.The older daughter's name is Blia, (and) the younger Mai.

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 64; 210.