ntsws

White Hmong

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ᶯd͡ʐɨ˩/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *mprʉᶜ (“lung”); possibly related to Proto-Tai *plaᴬ¹ and Proto-Kam-Sui *mprai³.[1]

Noun

ntsws (classifier: lub)

  1. lung(s)
    Synonym: nplooj ntsws
    Neeg muaj ob daim ntsws sib hloov cua thaum neeg ua pa. ― People have two lungs to exchange air when they breathe.
    Cov neeg ntsws zoo ua pa thiab hais lus yooj yim. ― People with good lungs breath and speak easily.

Verb

ntsws

  1. to wither, shrink, become wrinkled
    Lub tsho ntsws ― The shirt wrinkles
    Neeg laus ces tawv nqaij ntsws. ― As people age, the skin turns wrinkly.

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, pages 50-1; 279.
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