tsaus

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *pruwᴰ (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʂau̯˩/

Noun

tsaus

1. the dark, darkness

Adjective

tsaus

1. dark

   tsaus tsaus li ― very dark

   Lub qab daus tsaus heev. ― The basement was very dark.

Derived terms

• tsaus ntuj zuag (“dusk”)
• tsaus ntuj (“the night, evening”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 347.