hlau

== Mizo == === Etymology === From Proto-Kuki-Chin *(h)laaw. === Verb === hlau (stem II hlauh) to fear, be afraid === Further reading === Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “hlau”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society == White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /l̥au̯˧/ === Noun === hlau hoe, spade iron; steel; metal === References === Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)