"niam" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Atong (India)]

Etymology: Ultimately from Sanskrit नियम (niyama). Etymology templates: {{der|aot|sa|नियम}} Sanskrit नियम (niyama) Head templates: {{aot-noun}} niam
  1. custom, law, tradition
    Sense id: en-niam-aot-noun-WaM8fzmJ Categories (other): Atong (India) entries with incorrect language header, Atong (India) terms with redundant script codes, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 66 2 4 16 12

Noun [White Hmong]

IPA: /niə̯˩̰/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *minᴰ (“female”). Despite phonetic similarity of the descendant forms of both Proto-Hmongic and Proto-Sinitic, likely not related to Chinese 女 (nǚ, “woman”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*minᴰ|t=female}} Proto-Hmong *minᴰ (“female”), {{ncog|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|女|woman}} 女 (nǚ, “woman”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} niam
  1. mother, woman
    Sense id: en-niam-mww-noun--q-Dh0~K
  2. an older female relative
    Sense id: en-niam-mww-noun-Z4rzlYry
  3. (Christianity) nun
    Sense id: en-niam-mww-noun-5m-eZES0 Topics: Christianity
  4. (Religion) a female member of religious community
    Sense id: en-niam-mww-noun-Ao-7Ue30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: poj niam

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