tsov ntxhuav

White Hmong edit

Etymology edit

tsov (“tiger”) +‎ ntxhuav (“hairy, mossy”), literally “furry tiger”, owing to the lion's bushy mane. Not related to Chinese 獅子／狮子 (shīzi, “lion”), despite superficial similarities.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ʂɒ˧˦.ⁿt͡sʰuə̯˧˦/

Noun edit

tsov ntxhuav (classifier: tus)

a lion