ntiv

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White Hmong

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hmong *ntaᴮ (“finger”). Related to Proto-Mien *ʔdokᴰ (“id”), though the details are unclear due to different tone reflexes.[1]

Noun

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ntiv (classifier: tus)

  1. digit (of the limb extremities)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntik (“to flip with finger”).[2]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Ratliff implicitly considers this unrelated to Etymology 1. Is it truly unrelated? They have the same initial + very closely connected meanings in the proto-forms.”

Verb

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ntiv

  1. to snap or flick with the finger

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 30; 279.
  2. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 279.
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