pes tsawg

White Hmong

Etymology

From an element of uncertain interpretation pes (which is perhaps used in its "post-verbal intensifier" sense) + tsawg (“few”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe˩.t͡ʂaɨ̯˧˩̤/

Determiner

pes tsawg

1. how much? how many?

   Koj yuav pes tsawg tus? ― How many do you want?

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 228.