tauv

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Iu Mien

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Verb

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tauv 

  1. to breathe

White Hmong

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Etymology

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. The "hold back" and "clump" senses may be related, as both are a sort of "accumulation". Perhaps related to Middle Chinese 抵 (MC tejX, “to prop up; to resist”) and/or tiv (“to oppose, resist”)?”

Pronunciation

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Classifier

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tauv

  1. classifier for clouds and for clusters of fruit
    tauv huab ― a cloud

Verb

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tauv

  1. to dam up, hold back
    tauv dej ― to dam up water
    tauv tsis taus lub kua muag ― cannot hold back tears

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 309-10.
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