tsaug

== White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʂau̯˧˩̤/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Hmong-Mien *N-dzjeiH (“porcupine”). ==== Noun ==== tsaug (classifier: tus) a porcupine, especially a large long-quilled one txoj kab tsaug ― porcupine trail === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== tsaug used in ua tsaug (“to thank; thanks”) weak, feeble, sickly, tired tsaug tsaug leeg li ― very weak, feeble ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== tsaug to rinse to wash by shaking something in water (e.g. vegetables) === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 346-7.