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White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *mblet (“tongue”), likely borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s/g-ljak (“to lick”). Cognate with Iu Mien mbietc. Compare Old Chinese 舌 (OC *ɦbljed, “tongue”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbˡai̯˧˩̤/

Noun

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1. (anatomy) tongue

References

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