tauj

White Hmong

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tau̯˥˧/

Noun

tauj

any of a variety of coarse grasses

Derived terms

hav tauj (“a grassy valley or expanse”)
tauj dub (“"black" grass”)
tauj iab (“"bitter" grass”)
tauj ntxhw (“elephant grass”)
tauj qaib (“"black" grass”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 309.