sawv ntxov

White Hmong

Etymology

sawv (“to rise”) +‎ ntxov (“early”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂaɨ̯˧˦.ⁿd͡zɒ˧˦/

Noun

sawv ntxov

1. morning (roughly, 3 AM - 12 PM)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 290.
• Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners‎^[2], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 41.