ntses

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *mbrəuX (“fish”). Cognate with Iu Mien mbiauz; outside of Hmong-Mien, compare Proto-Tai *plaːᴬ (“id”), whence Thai ปลา (bplaa, “id”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ntses (classifier: tus)

  1. fish

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 199.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 235; 279.
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