dab teg

White Hmong

Etymology

dab (“neck”) +‎ tes (“hand”), with tone sandhi of the tes.

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

Noun

dab teg (classifier: lub)

  1. the wrist

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  • Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎, Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 285.
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