"tsov" meaning in White Hmong

See tsov in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ʂɒ˧˦/ Forms: tus [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *tsjoᴮ (“tiger”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 祖 (MC tsuX, “ancestor”). The semantic shift from "ancestor" > "tiger" comes from the traditional Southeast Asian association and addressing of tigers as ancestors. Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*tsjoᴮ|t=tiger}} Proto-Hmong *tsjoᴮ (“tiger”), {{bor+|mww|ltc|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|祖|ancestor}} 祖 (MC tsuX, “ancestor”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} tsov
  1. tiger Derived forms: tsov cuam (english: a legendary tiger, reportedly small, swift, and with a human face), tsov dub (english: black panther), tsov nplooj suab (english: Bengal tiger), tsov ntxhuav (english: lion), tsov pom teev (english: leopard), tsov txaij (english: leopard)
    Sense id: en-tsov-mww-noun-8VwWuZ-C Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*tsjoᴮ",
        "t": "tiger"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *tsjoᴮ (“tiger”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "祖",
        "2": "ancestor"
      },
      "expansion": "祖 (MC tsuX, “ancestor”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *tsjoᴮ (“tiger”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 祖 (MC tsuX, “ancestor”). The semantic shift from \"ancestor\" > \"tiger\" comes from the traditional Southeast Asian association and addressing of tigers as ancestors.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tus",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "tsov",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "a legendary tiger, reportedly small, swift, and with a human face",
          "word": "tsov cuam"
        },
        {
          "english": "black panther",
          "word": "tsov dub"
        },
        {
          "english": "Bengal tiger",
          "word": "tsov nplooj suab"
        },
        {
          "english": "lion",
          "word": "tsov ntxhuav"
        },
        {
          "english": "leopard",
          "word": "tsov pom teev"
        },
        {
          "english": "leopard",
          "word": "tsov txaij"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tiger"
      ],
      "id": "en-tsov-mww-noun-8VwWuZ-C",
      "links": [
        [
          "tiger",
          "tiger"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʂɒ˧˦/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsov"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "a legendary tiger, reportedly small, swift, and with a human face",
      "word": "tsov cuam"
    },
    {
      "english": "black panther",
      "word": "tsov dub"
    },
    {
      "english": "Bengal tiger",
      "word": "tsov nplooj suab"
    },
    {
      "english": "lion",
      "word": "tsov ntxhuav"
    },
    {
      "english": "leopard",
      "word": "tsov pom teev"
    },
    {
      "english": "leopard",
      "word": "tsov txaij"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*tsjoᴮ",
        "t": "tiger"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *tsjoᴮ (“tiger”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "祖",
        "2": "ancestor"
      },
      "expansion": "祖 (MC tsuX, “ancestor”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *tsjoᴮ (“tiger”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 祖 (MC tsuX, “ancestor”). The semantic shift from \"ancestor\" > \"tiger\" comes from the traditional Southeast Asian association and addressing of tigers as ancestors.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tus",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "tsov",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
        "White Hmong lemmas",
        "White Hmong nouns",
        "White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
        "White Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese",
        "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
        "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
        "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tiger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tiger",
          "tiger"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʂɒ˧˦/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tsov"
}

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