phooj ywg

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Chinese 朋友 (péngyou, “friend”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʰɒ̃˥˧.ʝɨ˧˩̤/

Noun[edit]

phooj ywg (classifier: tus)

  1. a friend

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 245.