Iu Mien

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hlaH (moon, month), from Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with White Hmong hli and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] hlaot. Compare the Sino-Tibetan root that gave birth to S'gaw Karen လါ (lah), Burmese (la.), Chepang लाह् (lah).

Noun

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hlaax 

  1. moon
  2. month