hnub

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *hnɛŋᴬ (“sun, day”), borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-nəj (“id”). Cognate with Proto-Mien *hnu̯ɔiᴬ (“id”), Tibetan ཉི་མ (nyi ma), Old Chinese 日 (OC *njiɡ).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̥u˥/

Noun

hnub (classifier: lub)

  1. day
    Antonym: hmos (“night”)
    Ib hnub muas 24 teev. ― One day has 24 hours.
  2. sun
    Lub hnub loj dua ntiaj teb. ― The sun is larger than the earth.
    Lub hnub ci nsta iab. ― The sun is shining bright.

Derived terms
  • hnub caiv (“holiday”)
  • hnub nyoog (“age, time”)
  • hnub poob (“sunset”)
  • hnub qub (“star”)
  • hnub tuaj (“sunrise”)

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 71.
  1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 234; 275.
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