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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "yue",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Cantonese",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "冇",
"tr": "mou5"
},
"expansion": "冇 (mou5)",
"name": "zh-m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Cantonese 冇 (mou5).",
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "particle",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "mou",
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},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "mou",
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "particle",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "English particles",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Malaysian English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "Manglish",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Singapore English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Kopitiam mou? ― Do you want to go to the coffee shop?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Day trip mou? ― Do you want to go on a day trip?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Hiking tomorrow. Onz mou? ― I/We are going on a hike tomorrow. Are you coming?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Sentence-final particle, forms a tag question."
],
"id": "en-mou-en-particle-~Th5eV34",
"links": [
[
"tag question",
"tag question#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) Sentence-final particle, forms a tag question."
],
"tags": [
"Malaysia",
"Singapore",
"colloquial"
]
}
],
"word": "mou"
}
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "yue",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Cantonese",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "冇",
"tr": "mou5"
},
"expansion": "冇 (mou5)",
"name": "zh-m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Cantonese 冇 (mou5).",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "particle",
"head": "",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "mou",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "mou",
"name": "en-particle"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "particle",
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{
"categories": [
"English colloquialisms",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English particles",
"English terms borrowed from Cantonese",
"English terms derived from Cantonese",
"English terms with usage examples",
"Malaysian English",
"Manglish",
"Singapore English"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Kopitiam mou? ― Do you want to go to the coffee shop?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Day trip mou? ― Do you want to go on a day trip?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Hiking tomorrow. Onz mou? ― I/We are going on a hike tomorrow. Are you coming?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Sentence-final particle, forms a tag question."
],
"links": [
[
"tag question",
"tag question#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial) Sentence-final particle, forms a tag question."
],
"tags": [
"Malaysia",
"Singapore",
"colloquial"
]
}
],
"word": "mou"
}
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