Wiktionary

ntoo

White Hmong edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Hmong *ntɔŋᶜ (“tree”), from Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntju̯əŋH (“tree”). Cognate with Iu Mien ndiangx; outside of Hmong-Mien, compare Old Chinese 樹 (OC *djoʔ, *djos, “id”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *t2ʔɔɔŋ (“id”) (whence Bahnar ʔlɔːŋ (“id”)),[1] as well as perhaps Thai ต้น (dtôn, “tree trunk, stalk”) and Lao ຕົ້ນ (ton, “id”).

Noun edit

ntoo

  1. tree
  2. wood

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntɔŋH (“to put on, wear (a cap)”).[2]

Verb edit

ntoo

  1. to wear on the head, put on (a cap, hat, etc.)
Usage notes edit

Only used for objects worn on the head, similar to the usage of Japanese 被る (kaburu, “to cover, wear on the head”).

References edit

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 55; 61; 279.
  2. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 243; 279.
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