puab tsaig

White Hmong

Alternative forms

puab tsiag

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “"puab" means "molar tooth" in proto-Hmongic, but what is "tsaig"? Ratliff considers the word native Hmongic, though.^[1]”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /puə̯˥.t͡ʂai̯˧˩̤/

Noun

puab tsaig (classifier: lub)

chin, jaw

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 236.

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