ntev

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntauX (“long”). Cognate with Iu Mien ndaauv.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ⁿde˧˦/

Adjective

ntev

  1. long; lengthy

Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 188.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 279.
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