txiv

Green Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕi˧˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pjaX (“father, male”), likely related to Chinese 父 (“father”).[1]

Noun

txiv

  1. husband, father
  2. (Christianity) reverend, clergy, minister

Etymology 2

Noun

txiv

  1. fruit
  2. used as a prefix to form names of fruits

References

  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 35; 284.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕi˧˦/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *pjaX (“father, male”), likely related to Chinese 父 (“father”).[1]

Noun

txiv

  1. husband
  2. father
  3. (Christianity) reverend, clergy, minister

Etymology 2

Noun

txiv

  1. fruit
  2. used as a prefix to form names of fruits

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 35; 284.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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