White Hmong

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “"pwg" is "shoulder", but what is "xwb"/"xub"? Ratliff considers the full term Hmongic, FWIW.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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xwb pwg (classifier: lub)

  1. shoulder

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 239.