tshav

White Hmong

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʂʰa˧˦/

Etymology 1

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Depending on how the Proto-Hmongic term is reconstructed (with a *tshj- or *phr- initial), could be potentially related to Khmer ភ្លឺ (phlɨɨ, “to shine; daybreak”) or Vietnamese sáng (“bright”).”

Noun

tshav (classifier: cov)

the light of the heavens, sunlight, moonlight

Verb

tshav

to shine
Lub ntuj tshav lawm. ― The sky is sunny.

Derived terms

tshav kub (“sunburn”)
tshav ntuj (“sunshine”)

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not mentioned by Ratliff at all. Probably borrowed from Chinese 場／场 (chǎng, “open space, field”).”

Noun

tshav (classifier: lub)

a broad level area; a plain, field
lub tshav ua si ― a playground

tshav dav hlau ― an airport

Lawv mus ua si nram lub tshav ncaws pob. ― They went to play in the football field.

Derived terms

tshav pob (“a ball field”)

Etymology 3

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 "plane" meaning might be related to Old Chinese 刨 (OC *bruː, “to plane, shave”)? The "beat down" or "touch by accident" meanings may be separate.”

Verb

tshav

to beat down grain stubble in the field in preparation for burning it off
tshav quav nplej ― to beat down the rice straw for burning
to plane wood
tshav ntoo ― to plane wood

lub tshav ― a carpenter's plane
to touch by accident, make unintended contact
Nws mus tshav tsog tsuag. ― He made unintended contact with wild spirits.

References

Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 363.