hlais

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *hlep (“to slice”), likely related to Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lep (“to slice”), whence Bodo (India) [script needed] (léb, “to cut off with one stroke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥ai̯˩/

Verb

hlais

1. to cut, to slice, to cut with a slicing motion

   hlais nqaij ― to slice meat

Coordinate terms

• txiav (“to chop”)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 60.