zaub ntug hauv paus

White Hmong

Etymology

zaub ntug (“root vegetable”) +‎ hauv paus (“stump, base, root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʐau̯˥.ⁿdu˧˩̤.hau̯˧˦.pau̯˩/

Noun

zaub ntug hauv paus

1. carrot

   Synonyms: zaub ntug daj, lauj pwm liab

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 244.