plig

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English

Noun

plig (plural pligs)

  1. Alternative spelling of plyg

Anagrams

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”), probably borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”),[1] and thus cognate with Anong phəla (“god”).[2] Note also Old Chinese 魄 (OC *tʰaːɡ, *pʰraːɡ, “soul”). Compare also Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”), whence Thai ผี (pǐi), Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Any relation to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-hla?”

Pronunciation

Noun

plig

  1. ghost
  2. spirit; soul

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 47; 281.
  2. ^ https://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl/etymon/2264
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