nkaub

White Hmong

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff.”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡau̯˥/

Noun

nkaub

1. yolk (of an egg)
2. core, central mass

Derived terms

• nkaub qe (“egg yolk”)

References

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