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saib

Green Hmong

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Ratliff considers this a native Hmongic term.[1] That said, compare Chinese 視／视 (shì, “to look, watch, inspect”).”

Pronunciation

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Verb

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saib

  1. to see
  2. to watch
  3. to supervise
  4. to preside
  5. to inspect

References

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  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25

Welsh

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given an etymology or cognates by GPC. Related to saboth (“Sabbath”) and English Sabbath? Alternatively, derived from Proto-Indo-European *sep- (“to care for, honor”), whence Latin sepeliō (“to bury”), Sanskrit सप् (sap, “to honor”), सपर्यति (saparyati, “honors”), and Ancient Greek ἕπω (hépō, “to busy oneself with”) (with semantic shift "to diligently honor" > "to honor oneself with a break")? Something else?”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saib m (plural seibiau, not mutable)

  1. pause
  2. break, rest

Derived terms

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References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “saib”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

White Hmong

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Ratliff considers this a native Hmongic term.[1] That said, compare Chinese 視／视 (shì, “to look, watch, inspect”).”

Pronunciation

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Verb

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saib

  1. to see
  2. to watch
  3. to supervise
  4. to preside
  5. to inspect, observe

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 288.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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