tsuag

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White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *dzjæᶜ (bland, tasteless).[1]

Adjective

tsuag

  1. saltless, flatin taste, flavorless, bland
    Antonym: daw

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong *bru̯aᶜ (rat).[1]

Noun

tsuag (classifier: tus)

  1. mouse, rat
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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.[2]

Adverb

tsuag

  1. used in tsuag tsuag (quickly)

Etymology 4

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Bears some resemblance to Chinese (chū, “to go out, leave”).”

Noun

tsuag

  1. to forcibly expel liquid from a small opening or from the mouth
  2. to spray, to sprinkle

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 357-8.
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 284.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25