ntais
/ⁿdai̯˩/ · verb
Meaning
- to break off (a piece)
- broken off
- a cigarette lighter
Etymology / origin
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *NKʷet (“to have a gap”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 缺 (MC khwet|khjwiet, “to lack”), with irregular phonetic development of the onset "*NKʷet-" > "ɴqʷ-" > "ɴql-" > "nd-" > "nt-".
- -(ltc)→
- *NKʷet(hmx-pro)→
- ntais (White Hmong)
- Relations: inh, bor
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