hnyuv

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *hɲeuŋX (“intestines”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ̊u˧˦/

Noun

hnyuv (classifier: txoj)

1. intestines, guts, intestine-like objects

Derived terms

• hlauv hnyuv (“hernia”)
• hnyuv dawb (“small intestine”)
• hnyuv dub (“large intestine”)
• hnyuv ntxwm (“sausage”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 72-3.