phooj ywg

White Hmong

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰɒ̃˥˧.ʝɨ˧˩̤/

Noun

phooj ywg (classifier: tus)

  1. a friend

References

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