tsho

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Northern Ndebele

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ò, derived from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (say, quote).

Verb

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-tsho

  1. to say

Inflection

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Sotho

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Adjective

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tsho

  1. black

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: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff (in the "shirt" sense), though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[1]

The "placenta" sense is not mentioned by Ratliff at all. It's probably a semantic extension of the "shirt" meaning (placentas are the outer wear of the child in the womb, in placental mammals at least).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tsho (classifier: lub)

  1. shirt, jacket, coat, upper garment with sleeves
  2. used in tsho me nyuam (placenta, afterbirth)

Derived terms

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 367.

Xhosa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ò, derived from Proto-Bantu *-tɪ̀ (say, quote).

Verb

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-tsho

  1. to say

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.