txiv lws zoov
White Hmong
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
edittxiv (“fruit”) + lws (“eggplant (rounded vegetable or fruit)”) + zoov (“forest, jungle”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittxiv lws zoov (classifier: lub)
- grapefruit
- Synonyms: txiv kab ntxwv qaub, txiv kab ntxwv loj
References
edit- Jaisser, Annie, Ratliff, Martha, Riddle, Elizabeth, Strecker, David, Vang, Lopao, Vang, Lyfu (1995) Hmong For Beginners[1], Center for Southeast Asia Studies, UC Berkeley, page 254.