plab

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong *plaŋᴬ (stomach).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

plab (classifier: lub)

  1. stomach
  2. abdomen
  3. gut, belly

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 247.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 281.