ntsej muag
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White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ntsej (“ear”) + muag (“eye”), literally “ears and eyes”, being defining parts of the face.
The "contemptible being" meaning appears to be a metonymic semantic shift, as a "being who still shows one's face despite having lost face".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- the face
- fame
- (mildly derogatory?) shameless contemptible being