White Hmong

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Partial calque from Chinese 豆腐 (dòufu, “tofu”), with taum in place of a phonetic loan of 豆. taum is not derived from 豆, despite similar modern pronunciation, but said similarities likely influenced the choice to use taum.”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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taum hwv

  1. tofu, soybean curd

References

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