dab taws

White Hmong

Etymology

dab (“neck”) +‎ taw (“foot”), with tone sandhi of the taw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da˥.taɨ̯˩/

Noun

dab taws (classifier: lub)

1. the ankle

References

• Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎^[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 239.