White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
cua (“wind”) + daj (“yellow”) + cua (“wind”) + dub (“black”), literally “yellow wind black wind”.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /cuə̯˧.da˥˧.cuə̯˧.du˥/
cua daj cua dub
- a storm, bad wind
- a hurricane, typhoon
References[edit]
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 18.
