feeb
The Hmong word for minutes is feeb.
feeb is used to refer to units of time equal to sixty seconds.
Did you know?
- While feeb means 'minute', the Hmong word for 'second' is often a loanword from French or English depending on the regional dialect.
- In traditional Hmong contexts, time was historically tracked through natural cycles rather than the sixty-second increments denoted by feeb.
- Because Hmong is a tonal language, changing the tone of feeb can completely change its meaning or make it unintelligible to a native speaker.
Examples in context
- Nws yuav mus feeb ob peb.It will take two or three minutes.
Example conversation
Yee and Nao are meeting for lunch.
- YeeKoj tuaj txaus sij hawm los?Did you arrive on time?
- NaoTsis tau, kuv Ncis kaum feeb.No, I am ten minutes late.
- YeeTsis ua li cas, Nao.That's okay, Nao.
- NaoUa tsaug, Yee.Thank you, Yee.
