lwm

White Hmong

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɨ˩̰/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 另 (lìng, “another; also”).^[1]

Adjective

lwm

second, another
next in order

Derived terms

lwm hnub (“some other day”)
lwm xyoo (“next year”)
lwm yam (“other things”)

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Doesn't seem to be related to Etymology 1; perhaps a sound-symbolic formation?”

Verb

lwm

used in lwm qaib (“to swing a live chicken over the head of a wife on bringing her into her husband's home”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 123.

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