tiv

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Translingual

Symbol

tiv

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tiv.

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

tiv n (plural tivuri)

  1. hem

Declension

White Hmong

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given. This looks a lot like a borrowing from Chinese (, “to resist”), though.”

Pronunciation

Verb

tiv

  1. to oppose, to resist, to meet or endure opposition

Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 318.