ntxov

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntsi̯ouX (“early”),[1] borrowed from Old Chinese 早 (OC *ʔsuːʔ, “early”).[2] Compare Iu Mien nziou.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ⁿd͡zɒ˧˦/

Adverb

ntxov

  1. early
  2. hurry, quick

Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 213.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 280.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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