hnub

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong *hnɛŋᴬ (sun, day), borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-nəj (id). Cognate with Proto-Mien *hnu̯ɔiᴬ (id), Tibetan ཉི་མ (nyi ma), Old Chinese (OC *njiɡ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hnub (classifier: lub)

  1. day
    Antonym: hmos (night)
    Ib hnub muas 24 teev.One day has 24 hours.
  2. sun
    Lub hnub loj dua ntiaj teb.The sun is larger than the earth.
    Lub hnub ci nsta iab.The sun is shining bright.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 71.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 234; 275.