plig

English

Noun

plig (plural pligs)

1. Alternative spelling of plyg

Anagrams

• glip

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”), probably borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”),^[1] and thus cognate with Anong phəla (“god”).^[2] Compare also Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”), whence Thai ผี (pǐi), Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Alt form of Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-hla?”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pˡi˧˩̤/

Noun

plig

1. ghost
2. spirit; soul

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.

1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 47; 281.
2. https://stedt.berkeley.edu/~stedt-cgi/rootcanal.pl/etymon/2264