tsov ntxhuav

White Hmong

Etymology

tsov (“tiger”) +‎ ntxhuav (“hairy, mossy”), literally “furry tiger”, owing to the lion's bushy mane. Not related to Chinese 獅子／狮子 (shīzi, “lion”), despite superficial similarities.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂɒ˧˦.ⁿt͡sʰuə̯˧˦/

Noun

tsov ntxhuav (classifier: tus)

  1. a lion
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