lwm

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɨ˩̰/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 另 (lìng, “another; also”).

Adjective

lwm

1. second, another
2. next in order

Derived terms

• lwm hnub (“some other day”)
• lwm xyoo (“next year”)
• lwm yam (“other things”)

 

Etymology 2

Verb

lwm

1. used in lwm qaib (“to swing a live chicken over the head of a wife on bringing her into her husband's home”)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 123.