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White Hmong
Etymology
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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1] Bears some resemblance to Vietnamese time, though probably not related.”
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Pronunciation
Conjunction
thaum
- the time when; at, during
- Thaum kuv nyob hauv tsev nws pheej tsis tuaj. ― He never comes when I am at home.
Derived terms
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 335.