tsaus ntuj

White Hmong

Etymology

tsaus (“dark”) +‎ ntuj (“sky”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʂau̯˩.ⁿdu˥˧/

Noun

tsaus ntuj

1. late evening, night (roughly 7 PM - 12 AM)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 347.
• 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 42.