tsho

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ò, derived from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).

Verb

-tsho

to say

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Sotho

Adjective

tsho

black

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 (in the "shirt" sense), though no reconstructed proto-form is given.^[1]

The "placenta" sense is not mentioned by Ratliff at all. It's probably a semantic extension of the "shirt" meaning (placentas are the outer wear of the child in the womb, in placental mammals at least).”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʂʰɒ˧/

Noun

tsho (classifier: lub)

shirt, jacket, coat, upper garment with sleeves
used in tsho me nyuam (“placenta, afterbirth”)

Derived terms

ris tsho (“clothes”)
tsho loj (“coat”)
tsho tiv nag (“raincoat”)
tsho tiv no (“sweater, warm jacket”)

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 367.

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

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ò, derived from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (“say, quote”).

Verb

-tsho

to say

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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