teev
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See also: Teev
White Hmong
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]teev (classifier: rab)
- scale, scales, balance (measuring device)
- Nws siv teev luj khoom. ― He uses the scale to weigh the product.
- used in teev dab (“system of giving offerings to spirits”)
Noun
[edit]teev
- an hour
- Nws tawm hauj lwm thaum 4 teev. ― He comes out of work at 4 o'clock.
Verb
[edit]teev[2]
- to build a dam, to block or stop the flow of liquid
- teev dej ― to build a dam to hold water
- to fill up (a cup), to pour into a cup
- Nws teev khob cawv. ― He fills the cup with alcohol.