txhais

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White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Classifier

txhais

  1. classifier for arms, hands, and feet
    ib txhais tesone hand
  2. classifier for things associated with the above
    Kuv txhais khau ntuag lawm.My shoe (one) has worn out.

Etymology 2

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Particularly: “Sinitic borrowing? Seems vaguely similar to Middle Chinese (MC syek, “to explain, elucidate”).”

Verb

txhais

  1. to explain, to interpret
    txhais tsis taucannot explain it
Derived terms

Etymology 3

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Verb

txhais

  1. (of a trap) to trigger, spring, snap, go off
    Rooj ntxiab txhais raug ib tug nas.The trap caught a mouse.

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 389.