ntshiab

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White Hmong[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntshji̯əŋ (“clear, fresh”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 清 (MC tshjeng, “clear, quiet”) with a nasal prefix. Cognate with Proto-Hmong-Mien *tshji̯əŋ (“new”), whence tshiab (“new”), as well as possibly Old Chinese 晴 (OC *zleŋ, “clear and fine weather”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ntshiab

  1. clear, fresh
    Dej ntshiab ntshiab ― Fresh and clear water
  2. pure

References[edit]

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 208.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 207; 280.
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