ntoo

== White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ⁿdɒ̃˧/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Hmong *ntɔŋᶜ (“tree”), from Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntju̯əŋH (“tree”). Cognate with Iu Mien ndiangx; outside of Hmong-Mien, compare Old Chinese 樹 (OC *djoʔ, *djos, “id”), Proto-Mon-Khmer *t2ʔɔɔŋ (“id”) (whence Bahnar ʔlɔːŋ (“id”)), as well as perhaps Thai ต้น (dtôn, “tree trunk, stalk”) and Lao ຕົ້ນ (ton, “id”). ==== Noun ==== ntoo tree wood === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ntɔŋH (“to put on, wear (a cap)”). ==== Verb ==== ntoo to wear on the head, put on (a cap, hat, etc.) ===== Usage notes ===== Only used for objects worn on the head, similar to the usage of Japanese 被る (kaburu, “to cover, wear on the head”). === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.