ncej

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White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟæu (“pillar”).[1]

Noun

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ncej (classifier: tus)

  1. frame
  2. upright post, pillar, pole
  3. post in a house frame

Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered separate by Heimbach; however, this seems very much a semantic extension of Etymology 1 (the thighs have a pillar-like shape).”

Noun

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ncej (classifier: tus)

  1. used in ncej puab (“thigh, upper leg”)

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 147.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 277.
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