ntsws

== White Hmong == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᶯd͡ʐɨ˩/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Hmongic *mprʉᶜ (“lung”); possibly related to Proto-Tai *plaᴬ¹ and Proto-Kam-Sui *mprai³. ==== Noun ==== ntsws (classifier: lub) lung(s) Synonym: nplooj ntsws Neeg muaj ob daim ntsws sib hloov cua thaum neeg ua pa. ― People have two lungs to exchange air when they breathe. Cov neeg ntsws zoo ua pa thiab hais lus yooj yim. ― People with good lungs breath and speak easily. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== ntsws to wither, shrink, become wrinkled Lub tsho ntsws ― The shirt wrinkles Neeg laus ces tawv nqaij ntsws. ― As people age, the skin turns wrinkly. ==== References ==== Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN.