hnyuv dawb

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hnyuv +‎ dawb, literally “white intestine”, owing to the small intestine's lighter color than that of the large intestine.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɲ̊u˧˦.daɨ̯˥/

Noun[edit]

hnyuv dawb (classifier: txoj)

  1. small intestine

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 72.
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