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Green Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 頭 (dəu) ("head", "top", "chief") + a corrupted pronunciation of Mandarin 視／视 (shì) ("to look", to "watch", "to inspect"), literally means "presiding chief".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- president, of capitalist republic or state
- president, of a corporation
White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 頭 (dəu) ("head", "top", "chief") + a corrupted pronunciation of Mandarin 視／视 (shì) ("to look", to "watch", "to inspect"), literally means "presiding chief".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- president, of capitalist republic or state
- president, of a corporation
Categories:
- Green Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese
- Green Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Green Hmong terms borrowed from Mandarin
- Green Hmong terms derived from Mandarin
- Green Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation
- Green Hmong lemmas
- Green Hmong nouns
- Green Hmong multiword terms
- hnj:People
- White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese
- White Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese
- White Hmong terms borrowed from Mandarin
- White Hmong terms derived from Mandarin
- White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation
- White Hmong lemmas
- White Hmong nouns
- White Hmong multiword terms
- mww:People