hlob

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hljo (“big”). Cognate with loj (“big”), Iu Mien hlo.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

hlob

  1. to become big, to grow
  2. to grow up

Adjective[edit]

hlob

  1. older
    Tus ntxhais hlob lub npe hu ua Nplias, tus yau Maiv. ― The older daughter's name is Blia, (and) the younger Mai.

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 64; 210.
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