ceev

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cẽ˧˦/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 緊／紧 (jǐn, “tight”).

Adjective

ceev

  1. tight
    Cov niam niam no nyiam hnav ris tsho ceev. ― Young women nowadays like to wear tight clothes.
  2. tense
    Teb chaws ceev ceev. ― The country is tense (with danger).

Etymology 2

Adverb

ceev

  1. swiftly, quickly
  2. forcibly
Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 12-3.
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