taum lag

White Hmong

Etymology

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Particularly: “lag by itself means "deaf" in White Hmong, but "deaf bean" doesn't really make sense. What is the origin of lag then here?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tau̯˩̰.la˧˩̤/

Noun

taum lag

long beans

References

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