cua daj cua dub

White Hmong

Etymology

cua (“wind”) +‎ daj (“yellow”) +‎ cua (“wind”) +‎ dub (“black”), literally “yellow wind black wind”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cuə̯˧.da˥˧.cuə̯˧.du˥/

Noun

cua daj cua dub

  1. a storm, bad wind
  2. a hurricane, typhoon

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 18.
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