ceev

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

White Hmong

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

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

Adjective

[edit]

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

[edit]
This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Probably borrowed from Chinese 迅 (xùn, “swift”).”

Adverb

[edit]

ceev

  1. swiftly, quickly
  2. forcibly
Derived terms
[edit]

References

[edit]
  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 12-3.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=ceev&oldid=78352999"