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plig

English edit

Noun edit

plig (plural pligs)

  1. Alternative spelling of plyg

Anagrams edit

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”), probably borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”),[1] and thus cognate with Anong phəla (“god”).[2] Compare also Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”), whence Thai ผี (pǐi), Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

plig

  1. ghost
  2. spirit; soul

References edit

  • 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 47; 281.
  2. ^ https://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl/etymon/2264
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