"dej" meaning in White Hmong

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Noun

IPA: /de˥˧/ Forms: tus [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *ɢlæwᴬ (“river”), probably related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ (“river”) and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”); see there for more. Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*ɢlæwᴬ|t=river}} Proto-Hmong *ɢlæwᴬ (“river”), {{cog|mkh-pro|*ruŋ|t=river}} Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ (“river”), {{cog|sit-pro|*kl(j)u(ŋ/k)|t=river, valley}} Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} dej
  1. water
    Sense id: en-dej-mww-noun-D0FoSQ44
  2. stream, river
    Sense id: en-dej-mww-noun-hWJP7eXj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: da dej (english: to bathe; to take a shower)

Download JSON data for dej meaning in White Hmong (1.2kB)

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to bathe; to take a shower",
      "word": "da dej"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*ɢlæwᴬ",
        "t": "river"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ɢlæwᴬ (“river”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-pro",
        "2": "*ruŋ",
        "t": "river"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ (“river”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*kl(j)u(ŋ/k)",
        "t": "river, valley"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ɢlæwᴬ (“river”), probably related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ (“river”) and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”); see there for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tus",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for streams and watercourses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "dej",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "id": "en-dej-mww-noun-D0FoSQ44",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stream, river"
      ],
      "id": "en-dej-mww-noun-hWJP7eXj",
      "links": [
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/de˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dej"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to bathe; to take a shower",
      "word": "da dej"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*ɢlæwᴬ",
        "t": "river"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ɢlæwᴬ (“river”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-pro",
        "2": "*ruŋ",
        "t": "river"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ (“river”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*kl(j)u(ŋ/k)",
        "t": "river, valley"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ɢlæwᴬ (“river”), probably related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ruŋ (“river”) and Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kl(j)u(ŋ/k) (“river, valley”); see there for more.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tus",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for streams and watercourses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "dej",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "stream, river"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stream",
          "stream"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/de˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dej"
}

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