lauj pwm
White Hmong edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Chinese 蘿蔔/萝卜 (luóbo, “radish, tuber”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lauj pwm (classifier: lub)
- tuber, root vegetable
- turnip
- Synonym: zaub lauj pwm
References edit
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 106; 117.
- 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 281.