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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hung_Low on January 30, 2024, 03:53:02 PM

Title: Need help with Hmong word/phrase...
Post by: Hung_Low on January 30, 2024, 03:53:02 PM

What does Yeeb Koo or Yeeb Koob mean?

Title: Re: Need help with Hmong word/phrase...
Post by: Believe_N_Me on January 30, 2024, 09:32:12 PM

Yeej Koob means "glory" or "honor" according to Yuepheng L. Xiong's English-Hmong Dictionary (3rd Edition).

Title: Re: Need help with Hmong word/phrase...
Post by: Hung_Low on January 31, 2024, 10:09:07 AM

Quote from: Believe_N_Me on January 30, 2024, 09:32:12 PM

Yeej Koob means "glory" or "honor" according to Yuepheng L. Xiong's English-Hmong Dictionary (3rd Edition).

OK... I thought it mean the smoking pipe that Hmong OGs uses  :2funny:

Heard there was a Hmong guy named that and I was wondering why someone would name their child after a smoking pipe  :2funny:

Title: Re: Need help with Hmong word/phrase...
Post by: theking on January 31, 2024, 02:06:32 PM

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