teev

== North Frisian == === Alternative forms === teew (Föhr-Amrum) === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *tōbijan. Cognate with West Frisian toevje, Low German töven, Dutch toeven. === Verb === teev (Sylt) to wait ==== Conjugation ==== == White Hmong == === Etymology === === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tẽ˧˦/ === Noun === teev (classifier: rab) scale, scales, balance (measuring device) Nws siv teev luj khoom. ― He uses the scale to weigh the product. used in teev dab (“system of giving offerings to spirits”) === Noun === teev an hour Nws tawm hauj lwm thaum 4 teev. ― He comes out of work at 4 o'clock. === Verb === teev to build a dam, to block or stop the flow of liquid teev dej ― to build a dam to hold water to fill up (a cup), to pour into a cup Nws teev khob cawv. ― He fills the cup with alcohol. === References === Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979), White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 315.