txiv

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Green Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pjaX (father, male), likely related to Chinese (father).[1]

Noun

txiv

  1. husband, father
  2. (Christianity) reverend, clergy, minister

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Ratliff considers this a native Hmongic term.[2] That said, note similarities to Middle Chinese (t͡sɨX, seed).”

Noun

txiv

  1. fruit
  2. used as a prefix to form names of fruits

References

  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 35; 284.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pjaX (father, male), likely related to Chinese (father).[1]

Noun

txiv

  1. husband
  2. father
  3. (Christianity) reverend, clergy, minister

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Ratliff considers this a native Hmongic term.[2] That said, note similarities to Middle Chinese (t͡sɨX, seed).”

Noun

txiv

  1. fruit
  2. used as a prefix to form names of fruits

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 35; 284.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25