nthuav

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *nthu̯aᴮ (“to open out, undo”). Despite superficial similarity, probably not related to Middle Chinese 展 (MC trjenX, “to unfold, stretch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿtʰuə̯˧˦/

Verb

nthuav

1. to unfold, open out (as a book), unroll

   muab lub siab nthuav ntxeev ― (figuratively) to open one's heart

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 196.