tsaus ntuj zuag

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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tsaus ntuj (late evening) +‎ zuag (dim, dark).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂau̯˩.ⁿdu˥˧.ʐuə̯˧˩̤/

Noun

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tsaus ntuj zuag

  1. evening, dusk (roughly 6 PM - 7 PM); the part of the evening where it is getting dark, but where one can still see people in natural lighting

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 441.
  • 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.