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Puas
pual | puâ | puə˧
Alternative: Puā̂
Examples:
Nkawv ob daim teb sib puas ciam = Their two fields share the same border.
Synonyms: sib puas

Alternative: Puâ, pûo
Examples:
1 Koj puas noj? = Do you eat?
2 Nws puas paub? = Does he know?
3 Puas pom? = Do (you) see?, can (you) see?
Etymology: Puas is interrogative adverb used to negate a verb to turn it into a question.

Alternative: Puå
Number: Hundred, 100
Synonyms: pua

Alternative: Puộ
Etymology: relate to 'pob' meaning falling apart such as 'toj pob' as landslide.
2 Hmong - Hmong
Puas
Alternative: Puộ
Verb: Tawg, ntsoog, tsis zoo li qhov ua ntej lawm.
Etymology: Ntawv Suav: 破 (pò/phoj).
Etymology
  1. Puas is interrogative adverb used to negate a verb to turn it into a question.
  2. relate to 'pob' meaning falling apart such as 'toj pob' as landslide.
  3. Ntawv Suav: 破 (pò/phoj).
Sources
  1. Hmong, Oct 22, 2025 4:53 am