tsaib

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Bears a resemblance to Chinese 去 (qù, “gone; previous”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʂai̯˥/

Noun

tsaib

used in nouns pertaining to the year or years previous

Derived terms

puag tsaib ub (“years ago”)
tsaib no (“last year”)
tsaib ub (“the year before last year”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 346.