thooj

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White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese 同 (tóng, “same”).[1]”

Adjective

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thooj

  1. the same, equal
    zoo tsis thooj ― not the same; not as good
  2. similar

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese 筒 (tǒng, “pipe; section of thick bamboo”).”

Noun

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thooj

  1. used in yeeb thooj (“bong; smoking pipe”)

Classifier

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thooj

  1. classifier for sections of a log
  2. classifier for chunks, pieces

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 342.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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