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White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Chinese 緊/紧 (jǐn, “tight”).
Adjective
ceev
- tight
- Cov niam niam no nyiam hnav ris tsho ceev. ― Young women nowadays like to wear tight clothes.
- tense
- Teb chaws ceev ceev. ― The country is tense (with danger).
Etymology 2
Adverb
ceev
- swiftly, quickly
- forcibly
Derived terms
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 12-3.