hnub qaij

White Hmong

Etymology

hnub (“sun”) +‎ qaij (“slant”), literally “the sun declining”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥u˥.qai̯˥˧/

Noun

hnub qaij

1. afternoon (roughly 1 PM - 4 PM)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 258.
• 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 42.