ko taw

White Hmong

Alternative forms

kotaw

Etymology

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Particularly: “Ratliff considers this a native Hmongic term.^[1] That said, compare Thai ข้อเท้า (kɔ̂ɔ-táao, “ankle”, literally “foot joint”) and Lao ຂໍ້ເທົ້າ (khǭ thao, “id”).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɒ˧.taɨ̯˧/

Noun

ko taw (classifier: tus, txhais)

foot, feet

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 310.

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