ko taw

White Hmong edit

Alternative forms edit

kotaw

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Ratliff considers this a native Hmongic term.^[1] That said, compare Thai ข้อเท้า (kɔ̂ɔ-táao, “ankle”, literally “foot joint”) and Lao ຂໍ້ເທົ້າ (khǭ thao, “id”).”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kɒ˧.taɨ̯˧/

Noun edit

ko taw (classifier: tus, txhais)

foot, feet

References edit

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 310.

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