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White Hmong
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Hmong *mprʉᶜ (“lung”); possibly related to Proto-Tai *plaᴬ¹ and Proto-Kam-Sui *mprai³.[1]
Noun
ntsws (classifier: lub)
- lung(s)
- Synonym: nplooj ntsws
- Neeg muaj ob daim ntsws sib hloov cua thaum neeg ua pa. ― People have two lungs to exchange air when they breathe.
- Cov neeg ntsws zoo ua pa thiab hais lus yooj yim. ― People with good lungs breath and speak easily.
Etymology 2
Verb
ntsws
- to wither, shrink, become wrinkled
- Lub tsho ntsws ― The shirt wrinkles
- Neeg laus ces tawv nqaij ntsws. ― As people age, the skin turns wrinkly.
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, pages 50-1; 279.