ceev

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White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Chinese (jǐn, “tight”).

Adjective

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ceev

  1. tight
    Cov niam niam no nyiam hnav ris tsho ceev.Young women nowadays like to wear tight clothes.
  2. tense
    Teb chaws ceev ceev.The country is tense (with danger).

Etymology 2

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Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese (xùn, “swift”).”

Adverb

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ceev

  1. swiftly, quickly
  2. forcibly
Derived terms
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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 12-3.