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ntsws

White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hmong *mprʉᶜ (“lung”); possibly related to Proto-Tai *plaᴬ¹ and Proto-Kam-Sui *mprai³.[1]

Noun

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ntsws (classifier: lub)

  1. lung(s)
    Synonym: nplooj ntsws
    Neeg muaj ob daim ntsws sib hloov cua thaum neeg ua pa. ― People have two lungs to exchange air when they breathe.
    Cov neeg ntsws zoo ua pa thiab hais lus yooj yim. ― People with good lungs breath and speak easily.

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Borrowed from Chinese 皺／皱 (zhòu, “wrinkle, crease”)?”

Verb

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ntsws

  1. to wither, shrink, become wrinkled
    Lub tsho ntsws ― The shirt wrinkles
    Neeg laus ces tawv nqaij ntsws. ― As people age, the skin turns wrinkly.

References

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  • 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, pages 50-1; 279.
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