ntoo

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White Hmong[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Hmong *ntɔŋᶜ (“tree”), from Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntju̯əŋH (“tree”). Cognate with Iu Mien ndiangx; outside of Hmong-Mien, compare Old Chinese 樹 (OC *djoʔ, *djos, “id”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *t2ʔɔɔŋ (“id”) (whence Bahnar ʔlɔːŋ (“id”)),[1] as well as perhaps Thai ต้น (dtôn, “tree trunk, stalk”) and Lao ຕົ້ນ (ton, “id”).

Noun[edit]

ntoo

  1. tree
  2. wood

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntɔŋH (“to put on, wear (a cap)”).[2]

Verb[edit]

ntoo

  1. to wear on the head, put on (a cap, hat, etc.)
Usage notes[edit]

Only used for objects worn on the head, similar to the usage of Japanese 被る (kaburu, “to cover, wear on the head”).

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 55; 61; 279.
  2. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 243; 279.
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