tauj qaib

White Hmong

Etymology

tauj (“coarse grass”) +‎ qaib (“chicken”), literally “chicken grass”, as lemongrass is often cooked with chicken in Hmong cuisine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tau̯˥˧.qai̯˥/

Noun

tauj qaib

1. lemongrass

   Synonym: tauj dub

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 309.
• 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 260.