tiv

Translingual

Symbol

tiv

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Tiv.

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown.

Noun

tiv n (plural tivuri)

hem

Declension

Declension of tiv

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) tiv	tivul	(niște) tivuri	tivurile
genitive/dative	(unui) tiv	tivului	(unor) tivuri	tivurilor
vocative	tivule		tivurilor

White Hmong

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1] This looks a lot like a borrowing from Chinese 抵 (dǐ, “to resist”), though.”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ti˧˦/

Verb

tiv

to oppose, to resist, to meet or endure opposition

Derived terms

tiv thaiv (“to prevent, defend”)
tiv tshav (“to "go against" sunlight (can mean both being in and avoiding sunlight)”)
tsho tiv nag (“raincoat”)
tsho tiv no (“sweater, warm jacket”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 318.

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