lim piam

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “Looks like it's borrowed from Chinese 禮拜／礼拜 (lǐbài, “week”). Is lim tiam an alternative form?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /li˩̰.piə̯˩̰/

Noun

lim piam (classifier: lub)

a week
Synonyms: lim tiam, as thiv