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Moshlub
Mos hlub
mol·hlub | mô.hlū | mɒ˧-l̥u˥
Noun: A kind of furry mammal that is half human half ape with long arms and no knees (perhaps short legs) that travel fast by swinging from tree to tree It is said to have had lived until the early 1900 in the plain of moshlub (tiaj moshlub) in Laos According to description giving by some Hmong elders, the moshlub may look like an orangutan or sasquatch or maybe western version of bigfoot
Synonyms: moghlub
Etymology: From Green Hmong dialect: mog (furry) hlub (bigger/older) = big fur.
2 Hmong - Hmong
Moshlub
Mos hlub
Noun: Tus tsiaj uas tuaj plaubmos thiab lojsiab thiab muaj ob yag npab ntev ntev hos lub hauvcaug luv luv. Thaum ub muaj nyob rau lub Tiaj Moshlub hauv tebchaws Lostsuas. Thaum nws caum neeg mas nws dhia txais ceg ntoo caum. Yog neeg khiav tav toj ces tus moshlub poob zus poob zus rau nram hav lawm ces thiaj khiav dim. Yog nws caum tau yus ces yuav muab raj xyoob looj cajnpab nws thiaj tsuab tsis tau yus.
Etymology: Los ntawm lus Hmoob Lees: mog (plaub-mos) hlub (hlob/loj).
Etymology
  1. From Green Hmong dialect: mog (furry) hlub (bigger/older) = big fur.
  2. Los ntawm lus Hmoob Lees: mog (plaub-mos) hlub (hlob/loj).
Sources
  1. Hmong, Jan 04, 2024 6:52 pm