saib

Green Hmong

Etymology

Corrupted pronunciation of Mandarin 視／视 (shì) ("to look", to "watch", "to inspect").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʂai̯˥/

Verb

saib

  1. to see
  2. to watch
  3. to supervise
  4. to preside
  5. to inspect

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sai̯b/

Noun

saib m (plural seibiau, not mutable)

  1. pause
  2. break, rest

Derived terms
  • seibiant (“rest, break”)
  • seibio (“to rest, to pause”)

White Hmong

Etymology

Corrupted pronunciation of Mandarin 視／视 (shì) ("to look", to "watch", "to inspect").

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʂai̯˥/

Verb

saib

  1. to see
  2. to watch
  3. to supervise
  4. to preside
  5. to inspect
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