pob txha

White Hmong

Etymology

pob (“set”) +‎ txha (“bone”). Possibly cognate with Vietnamese bộ xương (“skeleton, bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɒ˥.t͡sʰa˧/

Noun

pob txha (classifier: tus)

1. skeleton
2. bone(s)

Adjective

pob txha

1. (slang, of a person) very thin

References

• Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎^[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 242.