See puab on Wiktionary
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"text": "Nws muab av puab coj los ua ib tug nlom.",
"translation": "He made an idol out of earth.",
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},
{
"english": "(...) made rice cakes.",
"text": "Puab ua ncuav.",
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"type": "example"
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],
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"kaub puab",
"kaub puab#White_Hmong"
]
]
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"ipa": "/puə̯˥/"
}
],
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"White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
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"name": "inh"
}
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],
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"ipa": "/puə̯˥/"
}
],
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"name": "inh"
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"1": "鋪",
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},
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"english": "He made an idol out of earth.",
"text": "Nws muab av puab coj los ua ib tug nlom.",
"translation": "He made an idol out of earth.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "(...) made rice cakes.",
"text": "Puab ua ncuav.",
"translation": "(...) made rice cakes.",
"type": "example"
}
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"to mold or form with the hands"
],
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"mold",
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],
[
"form",
"form"
],
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"hands",
"hands"
]
]
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{
"ipa": "/puə̯˥/"
}
],
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}
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"White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
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"White Hmong verbs"
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"pos": "adj",
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{
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"close to, in close relationship with"
],
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"close",
"close"
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"close",
"close"
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{
"ipa": "/puə̯˥/"
}
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"White Hmong verbs"
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"2": "universal"
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"2": "verb"
},
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],
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"lang_code": "mww",
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"english": "The spirit remains in the body.",
"text": "Plig puab cev.",
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"to remain in close relationship with something"
],
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{
"ipa": "/puə̯˥/"
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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"used in puab tais (“the groin”)"
],
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"puab tais",
"puab tais#White_Hmong"
]
]
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{
"ipa": "/puə̯˥/"
}
],
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"lang_code": "mww",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
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"used in kaub puab (“scab, callus”)"
],
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"kaub puab",
"kaub puab#White_Hmong"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/puə̯˥/"
}
],
"word": "puab"
}
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