thaum

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1] Bears some resemblance to Vietnamese time, though probably not related.”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tʰau̯˩̰/

Conjunction edit

thaum

the time when; at, during
Thaum kuv nyob hauv tsev nws pheej tsis tuaj. ― He never comes when I am at home.

Derived terms edit

thaum kawg (“finally, in the end”)
thaum ntej (“previously, prior to”)
thaum twg (“when, what time, which time”)
thaum ub (“a long time ago; before”)

References edit

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 335.

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