txiv kab ntxwv loj

White Hmong

Alternative forms

• txiv kabntxwv loj

Etymology

txiv (“fruit”) +‎ kab ntxwv (“orange”) +‎ loj (“big”), literally “big orange”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕi˧˦.ka˥.ⁿd͡zɨ˧˦.lɒ˥˧/

Noun

txiv kab ntxwv loj (classifier: lub)

1. grapefruit

   Synonyms: txiv kab ntxwv qaub, txiv lws zoov

References

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