tiv

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Translingual

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Symbol

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tiv

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Noun

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tiv n (plural tivuri)

  1. hem

Declension

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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: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1] This looks a lot like a borrowing from Chinese (, “to resist”), though.”

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tiv

  1. to oppose, to resist, to meet or endure opposition

Derived terms

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References

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