ncauj

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟuj (“mouth, beak”), perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese 嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ, “beak, mouth”) or otherwise related to the latter's proto-form, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”). Cognate with Iu Mien nzuih.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ᶮɟau̯˥˧/

Noun

ncauj (classifier: lub)

  1. mouth
  2. mouth-like opening

Derived terms

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 80; 277.
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