ib - each.; crown (for birds and reptiles).; one, 1.; lean, slant, tilt, slope, bend.; one, whole, complete.; to depend on, to rely on, to lean on.; wb, ob leeg.

1 Hmong - English

ib | ī | i˥

Alternative: Ī

Equivalent: Each

Examples:

1. Ib tiam zoo zuj zus = Each generation gets better.

Alternative: Ī

Noun: Crown (for birds and reptiles)

Etymology: ib = leaning, slanting, tilting, sloping.

Alternative: Ī

Number: One, 1

Alternative: Ī

Verb: Lean, slant, tilt, slope, bend

Examples:

Nws ib rau ntawm tus ntoo (He leans onto the tree trunk).

Synonyms: pheeb

Alternative: Ī

Adjective: One, whole, complete

Verb: To depend on, to rely on, to lean on

Etymology: Related to 依 (yī).

2 Mong - Hmong

ib | ī | i˥

Alternative: Uī, ɨ̄

Noun: Wb, ob leeg.

Examples:

Ib yog vivncaus ntxaib (We are twin sisters).

Synonyms: wb

Cuaj lub hnubqub ci tsis cuag ib lub hli. Cuaj leeg tub tsim nqi tsis cuag ib leeg txi.
Ib hnab txhuv yeej muaj txog peb lub npluag. Ib tug ntxhais yeej muaj txog peb tug hluas.
Thaum muaj ces ua ib pluag. Thaum tsis muaj ces ua yoov ntxuav muag.
Ua cav lwj sib ib.
Xyoob ib txoog, ntoo ib tsob.
Nkauj txawg tsawg ib los. Tub txawg tsawg ib txuj.
Ib riag ob tog tu. Ib los ob tog pluam.
Ntaj ib hnab. Hneev ib hlua.
Ib nqag nto ntuj. Ib nploog nto ntsis.
Ib ceg sawv tsis ntseg. Ib teg npuaj tsis nrov.