tsawb

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Chinese 蕉 (t͡siᴇu, “banana”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tsawb

  1. banana (plant)
  2. (txiv tsawb) banana (fruit)
    Lub txiv tsawb zoo heev. ― The banana is very good.

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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