teev

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff (in the "hour" sense), though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1] Perhaps a clipping of Chinese 天秤 (tiānchèng, “balance, scales”) (for the "scales" sense)? The "hour" and other senses may or may not be related.”

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

teev (classifier: rab)

  1. scale, scales, balance (measuring device)
    Nws siv teev luj khoom. ― He uses the scale to weigh the product.
  2. used in teev dab (“system of giving offerings to spirits”)

Noun[edit]

teev

  1. an hour
    Nws tawm hauj lwm thaum 4 teev. ― He comes out of work at 4 o'clock.

Verb[edit]

teev[2]

  1. to build a dam, to block or stop the flow of liquid
    teev dej ― to build a dam to hold water
  2. to fill up (a cup), to pour into a cup
    Nws teev khob cawv. ― He fills the cup with alcohol.

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 315.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
  2. ^ https://www.hmongvocabulary.com/search.php
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