txiv maj mib

White Hmong edit

Alternative forms edit

txiv majmib

Etymology edit

txiv (“fruit”) + a compound of unclear origin maj mib.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Maybe maj here is in the "hemp" meaning, in which case it is likely a borrowing from Chinese 麻 (má, “hemp”). The mib could be borrowed from Chinese 蜜 (mì, “honey, sweet”).”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕi˧˦.ma˥˧.mi˥/

Noun edit

txiv maj mib (classifier: lub)

jackfruit
Synonym: txiv plab nyug

References edit

“txiv majmib”, in Hmong Vocabulary: The Complete Collection‎^[1], 2024 March 1 (last accessed)