ntsaum

/ᶯd͡ʐau̯˩̰/ · noun

Meaning

ant

Etymology / origin

From Proto-Hmongic *mbrɔᴰ (“ant”), an areal word shared with Khmer ស្រមោច (srɑɑmaoc, “id”), Thai มด (mót, “id”), Malay semut (“id”).

semut(Malay)→
มด(Thai)→
ស្រមោច(Khmer)→
*mbrɔᴰ(hmn-pro)→
ntsaum (White Hmong)
Relations: inh, cog, cog, cog

Related words

*mbrɔᴰ(hmn-pro)ស្រមោច(Khmer)มด(Thai)semut(Malay)

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