nthuav

== White Hmong == === Etymology === From Proto-Hmong *nthu̯aᴮ (“to open out, undo”). Despite superficial similarity, probably not related to Middle Chinese 展 (MC trjenX, “to unfold, stretch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿtʰuə̯˧˦/ === Verb === nthuav to unfold, open out (as a book), unroll muab lub siab nthuav ntxeev ― (figuratively) to open one's heart === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 196.