ntug

White Hmong

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdu˧˩̤/

Etymology 1

Tonal shift from ntuj (“sky, heavens”).

Noun

ntug

1. the light of day, bright day, morning (the time when daylight appears)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ntug (classifier: lub)

1. edge, rim, border
2. shore, bank of a river or stream

Derived terms

• ntug dej (“shore”)
• ntug hav (“the level banks of a stream or river”)

 

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ntug

1. (of tubers and roots only) to grow, to enlarge

   Qos ntug loj heev. ― The potatoes grow very big.

Derived terms

• zaub ntug (“root vegetable”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 192.