Wiktionary

hlob

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hljo (“big”). Cognate with loj (“big”), Iu Mien hlo.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

hlob

  1. to become big, to grow
  2. to grow up

Adjective edit

hlob

  1. older
    Tus ntxhais hlob lub npe hu ua Nplias, tus yau Maiv. ― The older daughter's name is Blia, (and) the younger Mai.

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 64; 210.
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