tsaib

White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Bears a resemblance to Chinese 去 (qù, “gone; previous”).”

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /t͡ʂai̯˥/

Noun[edit]

tsaib

used in nouns pertaining to the year or years previous

Derived terms[edit]

puag tsaib ub (“years ago”)
tsaib no (“last year”)
tsaib ub (“the year before last year”)

References[edit]

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 346.

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