hlab

== White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /l̥a˥/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hljaŋ (“sash, cord, rope”), possibly borrowed from Old Chinese 繩 (OC *ɦbljɯŋ, “string, cord”). ==== Verb ==== hlab to encircle (as a belt or sash) ==== Noun ==== hlab (classifier: txoj) (in compounds) a belt, sash, cord ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Hmong *hlaŋᴬ (“to scald”), borrowed from Old Chinese 湯 (OC *l̥ʰaːŋ, *l̥ʰaːŋs, *hljaŋ, “hot liquid”). ==== Verb ==== hlab to scald, blanch, burn (by liquid) ==== Adjective ==== hlab scalding === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 50.