ntais

== White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdai̯˩/ === Etymology 1 === 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-". ==== Verb ==== ntais to break off (a piece) ==== Adjective ==== ntais broken off === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ntais (classifier: lub) a cigarette lighter ===== Derived terms ===== === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 184.