dab teg

White Hmong

Etymology

dab (“neck”) +‎ tes (“hand”), with tone sandhi of the tes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da˥.te˧˩̤/

Noun

dab teg (classifier: lub)

1. the wrist

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
• Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎^[2], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 285.