tshiab

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *tshji̯əŋ (new), borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC tshjeng, “clear, quiet”). Cognate with Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntshji̯əŋ (clear), whence ntshiab (clear).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tshiab

  1. new, fresh, bright
    lub tsev tshiab tshiaba new house

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 366.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 207; 280.