ntseg

White Hmong

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ᶯd͡ʐe˧˩̤/

Etymology 1

See ntsej.[1]

Noun

ntseg

  1. Alternative form of ntsej (“ear”) under tone sandhi

Etymology 2

From Proto-Hmong *ndzjæwᶜ (“vertical, upright”),[1] borrowed from Middle Chinese 直 (MC drik, “straight, vertical”).[2]

Adjective

ntseg

  1. vertically straight, upright, erect, steep (of a roof)
    Tus ncej ntseg. ― The pole is vertically straight.
    Sawv ntseg. ― Stand erect.
  2. fixed, steady
Derived terms
  • hnub ntseg (“noon”)
  • ntseg ntsos (“up and straight from bottom to top; fixed, steady”)

References
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 199.
  1. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 279.
  2. Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 116.
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