"tus" meaning in White Hmong

See tus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Classifier

IPA: /tu˩/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *dɛŋᴮ (“classifier for horses”), probably borrowed from Chinese 頭/头 (“head; classifier for animals, cylindrical stub-like objects, etc.”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*dɛŋᴮ|t=classifier for horses}} Proto-Hmong *dɛŋᴮ (“classifier for horses”), {{glossary|loanword|borrowed}} borrowed, {{bor|mww|zh|頭||head; classifier for animals, cylindrical stub-like objects, etc.|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Chinese 頭/头 (“head; classifier for animals, cylindrical stub-like objects, etc.”), {{bor+|mww|zh|頭|nocap=1|t=head; classifier for animals, cylindrical stub-like objects, etc.}} borrowed from Chinese 頭/头 (“head; classifier for animals, cylindrical stub-like objects, etc.”) Head templates: {{head|mww|classifier}} tus
  1. classifier for long objects (such as rods or sticks) and animals or beings Synonyms: tug
    Sense id: en-tus-mww-classifier-G4~dNOQ~ Categories (other): White Hmong classifiers, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for tus meaning in White Hmong (1.9kB)

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