ntxhw

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ntshʉᶜ (“elephant”), probably borrowed from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *tsaŋ (“id”), the latter apparently borrowed from Proto-Tai *ɟaːŋꟲ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿt͡sʰɨ˧/

Noun

ntxhw (classifer: tus)

1. elephant

Derived terms

• kaus ntxhw (“ivory”)

 

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 217.