ntsag

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1]”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᶯd͡ʐa˧˩̤/

Noun

ntsag (classifier: lub)

the hips
the buttocks

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 197.
Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎^[2], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 243; 256.

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