"ncauj" meaning in White Hmong

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Noun

IPA: /ᶮɟau̯˥˧/ Forms: lub [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟuj (“mouth, beak”), perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese 嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ, “beak, mouth”) or otherwise related to the latter's proto-form, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”). Cognate with Iu Mien nzuih. Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*ɲɟuj|t=mouth, beak}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟuj (“mouth, beak”), {{bor+|mww|och|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Chinese, {{och-l|嘴|beak, mouth}} 嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ, “beak, mouth”), {{cog|sit-pro|*m-ts(j)ul|t=lip; beak}} Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”), {{cog|ium|nzuih}} Iu Mien nzuih Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} ncauj
  1. mouth
    Sense id: en-ncauj-mww-noun-TPNc-HQ1
  2. mouth-like opening
    Sense id: en-ncauj-mww-noun-46JR8bkO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: di ncauj (english: the lips), qhov ncauj (english: the mouth)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "the lips",
      "word": "di ncauj"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "the mouth",
      "word": "qhov ncauj"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*ɲɟuj",
        "t": "mouth, beak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟuj (“mouth, beak”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Old Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "嘴",
        "2": "beak, mouth"
      },
      "expansion": "嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ, “beak, mouth”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*m-ts(j)ul",
        "t": "lip; beak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "nzuih"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien nzuih",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟuj (“mouth, beak”), perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese 嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ, “beak, mouth”) or otherwise related to the latter's proto-form, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”). Cognate with Iu Mien nzuih.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lub",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ncauj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mouth"
      ],
      "id": "en-ncauj-mww-noun-TPNc-HQ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mouth-like opening"
      ],
      "id": "en-ncauj-mww-noun-46JR8bkO",
      "links": [
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ],
        [
          "-like",
          "-like"
        ],
        [
          "opening",
          "opening"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮɟau̯˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ncauj"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Old Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Old Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "the lips",
      "word": "di ncauj"
    },
    {
      "english": "the mouth",
      "word": "qhov ncauj"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*ɲɟuj",
        "t": "mouth, beak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟuj (“mouth, beak”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Old Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "嘴",
        "2": "beak, mouth"
      },
      "expansion": "嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ, “beak, mouth”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*m-ts(j)ul",
        "t": "lip; beak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "nzuih"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien nzuih",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *ɲɟuj (“mouth, beak”), perhaps borrowed from Old Chinese 嘴 (OC *ʔseʔ, “beak, mouth”) or otherwise related to the latter's proto-form, Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ts(j)ul (“lip; beak”). Cognate with Iu Mien nzuih.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lub",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "ncauj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mouth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mouth-like opening"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ],
        [
          "-like",
          "-like"
        ],
        [
          "opening",
          "opening"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮɟau̯˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ncauj"
}

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