yoov tshaj cum

White Hmong

Etymology

From yoov (“fly, gnat”) + a disyllabic tshaj cum (“tall and thin; slight in build”), whose constituent syllables are of unknown interpretation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʝɒ̃˧˦.t͡ʂʰa˥˧.cu˩̰/

Noun

yoov tshaj cum (classifier: tus)

  1. mosquito
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