hnyuv dawb

White Hmong

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ̊u˧˦.daɨ̯˥/

Noun

hnyuv dawb (classifier: txoj)

1. small intestine

References

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