ib

See also: Ib, IB, and ib.

Meriam

Noun

ib

1. jaw

Old Irish

Verb

ib

1. second-person singular imperative of ibid

Verb

·ib

1. third-person singular present indicative conjunct of ibid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ib (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-ib
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Sumerian

Romanization

ib

1. Romanization of 𒅁 (ib)

White Hmong

White Hmong cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : ib

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔi˥/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔɨ (“one”), from Old Chinese 一 (yī) (/*ʔit/).

Numeral

ib

1. one (1)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ib

1. to lean against

Etymology 3

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ʔwi̯æn (“crest, comb”), borrowed from Chinese 冠 (“crest, crown”).

Noun

ib

1. comb (fleshy growth on the top of the head) on a cock; a comb-like body part on another animal

References

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