ntxov
White Hmong edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntsi̯ouX (“early”),[1] borrowed from Old Chinese 早 (OC *ʔsuːʔ, “early”).[2] Compare Iu Mien nziou.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
ntxov
Derived terms edit
- sawv ntxov (“early morning”)
References edit
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 213.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 280.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25