"vaj" meaning in White Hmong

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Noun

IPA: /va˥˧/ Forms: tus [classifier]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Chinese 王 (MC hjwang|hjwangH, “king”) or Mandarin 王 (wáng, “id”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mww|ltc|-}} Borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|王|king}} 王 (MC hjwang|hjwangH, “king”), {{bor|mww|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|王|id}} 王 (wáng, “id”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} vaj
  1. king, ruler
    Sense id: en-vaj-mww-noun-WkyvIFHN Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /va˥˧/ Forms: lub [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *waŋᴬ (“garden”), borrowed from Old Chinese 園 (OC *ɢʷan, “garden”). Cognate with Proto-Mien *hwunᴬ (“id”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*waŋᴬ|t=garden}} Proto-Hmong *waŋᴬ (“garden”), {{bor+|mww|och|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Chinese, {{och-l|園|garden}} 園 (OC *ɢʷan, “garden”), {{cog|hmx-mie-pro|*hwunᴬ|t=id}} Proto-Mien *hwunᴬ (“id”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} vaj
  1. a garden, an enclosure for planting vegetables, fruit, etc.
    Sense id: en-vaj-mww-noun-53-TV9Yx Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 25 25 25 25
  2. a fence, arena, enclosed wall
    Sense id: en-vaj-mww-noun-wB1BjXVg Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 25 25 25 25
  3. a park
    Sense id: en-vaj-mww-noun-oLervsZg Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "/va˥˧/"
    }
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "vegetables",
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        ],
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          "fruit",
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        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Come, we'll put a fence around the field.",
          "text": "Tuaj, peb xov vaj ncig daim teb.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a fence, arena, enclosed wall"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "fence",
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        ],
        [
          "arena",
          "arena"
        ],
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          "enclosed",
          "enclosed"
        ],
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          "wall",
          "wall"
        ]
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      ],
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      ],
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          "park",
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        "a garden, an enclosure for planting vegetables, fruit, etc."
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        ],
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          "enclosure",
          "enclosure"
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          "planting"
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          "vegetables",
          "vegetables"
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          "fruit",
          "fruit"
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        }
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        "a fence, arena, enclosed wall"
      ],
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          "fence",
          "fence"
        ],
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          "arena",
          "arena"
        ],
        [
          "enclosed",
          "enclosed"
        ],
        [
          "wall",
          "wall"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a park"
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        [
          "park",
          "park"
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    {
      "ipa": "/va˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vaj"
}

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