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White Hmong
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *mblet (“tongue”), likely borrowed from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s/g-ljak (“to lick”). Cognate with Iu Mien mbietc. Compare Old Chinese 舌 (OC *ɦbljed, “tongue”).
References
- Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
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