hnyuv dub

White Hmong

Etymology

hnyuv +‎ dub, literally “black intestine”, owing to the large intestine's darker color than that of the small intestine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ̊u˧˦.du˥/

Noun

hnyuv dub (classifier: txoj)

1. large intestine

References

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