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txoj

White Hmong

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Chinese 條／条 (tiáo, “twig; classifier for long things”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Classifier

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txoj

  1. classifier used for nouns that are in lengths or abstract, such as:
    1. strings, strips, paths
      ib txoj kev ― a road
    2. servings, rounds (of food, etc.)
      ib txoj cawv ― one serving or round of alcohol
    3. other abstract things
      txoj hmoov ― fortune

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 232.
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