tab sis

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White Hmong

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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: “Borrowed from Chinese 但是 (dànshì, “but, however”).[1] Is tiam sis an alternative form?”

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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tab sis

  1. but, however

References

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  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 227.