dab taws

White Hmong

Etymology

dab (“neck”) +‎ taw (“foot”), with tone sandhi of the taw.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /da˥.taɨ̯˩/

Noun

dab taws (classifier: lub)

  1. the ankle

References
  • Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 239.
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