cua daj cua dub

White Hmong

Etymology

cua (“wind”) +‎ daj (“yellow”) +‎ cua (“wind”) +‎ dub (“black”), literally “yellow wind black wind”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cuə̯˧.da˥˧.cuə̯˧.du˥/

Noun

cua daj cua dub

1. a storm, bad wind
2. a hurricane, typhoon

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 18.