"ncaj" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [White Hmong]

IPA: /ᶮɟa˥˧/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), probably borrowed from Middle Chinese 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*ɲci̯aŋᴬ|t=straight}} Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), {{glossary|loanword|borrowed}} borrowed, {{bor|mww|ltc|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Chinese, {{bor+|mww|ltc|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|正|straight, correct}} 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”) Head templates: {{head|mww|adj}} ncaj
  1. straight
    Sense id: en-ncaj-mww-adj-KkJIdahH
  2. morally honest and upright
    Sense id: en-ncaj-mww-adj-df36NT~o Categories (other): White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: siab ncaj (english: righteous)

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "righteous",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
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        "t": "straight"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "正",
        "2": "straight, correct"
      },
      "expansion": "正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), probably borrowed from Middle Chinese 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "ncaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "straight"
      ],
      "id": "en-ncaj-mww-adj-KkJIdahH",
      "links": [
        [
          "straight",
          "straight"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "morally honest and upright"
      ],
      "id": "en-ncaj-mww-adj-df36NT~o",
      "links": [
        [
          "morally",
          "morally"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ],
        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮɟa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ncaj"
}
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    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "righteous",
      "word": "siab ncaj"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*ɲci̯aŋᴬ",
        "t": "straight"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "loanword",
        "2": "borrowed"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "正",
        "2": "straight, correct"
      },
      "expansion": "正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), probably borrowed from Middle Chinese 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "ncaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "straight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "straight",
          "straight"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "morally honest and upright"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "morally",
          "morally"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ],
        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮɟa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ncaj"
}

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