thaum

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰau̯˩̰/

Conjunction

thaum

1. the time when; at, during

   Thaum kuv nyob hauv tsev nws pheej tsis tuaj. ― He never comes when I am at home.

Derived terms

• thaum kawg (“finally, in the end”)
• thaum ntej (“previously, prior to”)
• thaum twg (“when, what time, which time”)
• thaum ub (“a long time ago; before”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 335.