txiv plab nyug

White Hmong

Etymology

txiv (“fruit”) +‎ plab (“stomach”) +‎ nyug (“cow”), due to the shape of the fruit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕi˧˦.pˡa˥.ɲu˧˩̤/

Noun

txiv plab nyug (classifier: lub)

1. jackfruit

   Synonym: txiv maj mib

References

• 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 258.