nraub qaum

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ᶯɖau̯˥.qau̯˩̰/

Noun[edit]

nraub qaum (classifier: lub)

  1. back (of the body)

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 259.
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