teev

See also: Teev

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

IPA^(key): /tẽ˧˦/

Noun edit

teev (classifier: rab)

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

Noun edit

teev

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

Verb edit

teev^[2]

to build a dam, to block or stop the flow of liquid
teev dej ― to build a dam to hold water
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] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25

[2] ttps://www.hmongvocabulary.com/search.php

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