puab

== White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puə̯˥/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pæ (“molar tooth”). ==== Noun ==== puab used in puab tsaig (“chin, jaw”) === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Hmongic *pæᴬ (“thigh”). ==== Noun ==== puab used in ncej puab (“thigh, upper leg”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Alternative forms ==== npuab (in Laos) ==== Verb ==== puab to mold or form with the hands Nws muab av puab coj los ua ib tug nlom. ― He made an idol out of earth. Puab ua ncuav. ― (...) made rice cakes. === Etymology 4 === ==== Adjective ==== puab close to, in close relationship with ==== Verb ==== puab to remain in close relationship with something Plig puab cev. ― The spirit remains in the body. === Etymology 5 === ==== Noun ==== puab used in puab tais (“the groin”) === Etymology 6 === ==== Noun ==== puab used in kaub puab (“scab, callus”) === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 236.