ntsej

White Hmong

Alternative forms

• ntseg (under tone sandhi)

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *mbræu (“ear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᶯd͡ʐe˥˧/

Noun

ntsej

1. ear

Derived terms

• ntsej muag (“face”)
• pob ntseg (“outer ear”)
• qhov ntsej (“ear canal”)
• taub ntseg (“earlobe”, literally “squash-ear”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 199.