ceev

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cẽ˧˦/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 緊／紧 (jǐn, “tight”).

Adjective

ceev

1. tight

   Cov niam niam no nyiam hnav ris tsho ceev. ― Young women nowadays like to wear tight clothes.

2. tense

   Teb chaws ceev ceev. ― The country is tense (with danger).

Etymology 2

Adverb

ceev

1. swiftly, quickly
2. forcibly

Derived terms

• siab ceev (“quick-tempered”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 12-3.