"hau" meaning in White Hmong

See hau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hau̯˧/ Forms: lub [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *S-phreiX (“head”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*S-phreiX|t=head}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *S-phreiX (“head”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} hau
  1. the head Derived forms: do do hau (english: baldheaded, bald), hau pliaj (english: the forehead), hau xaws (english: the fontanelle on the head of a young child), ncaws hau (english: to nod the head), nyo hau (english: to bow the head), plaub hau (english: hair of the head), taub hau (english: the head), the head of the mountain, mountaintop
    Sense id: en-hau-mww-noun-6lpjyavY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /hau̯˧/ Forms: tus [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *S-phreiX (“head”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*S-phreiX|t=head}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *S-phreiX (“head”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} hau
  1. leader, head person Derived forms: hau rog (english: the leader of the group that circles the house in mock battle at a funeral), hau zos (english: the headman of a village)
    Sense id: en-hau-mww-noun-z0FE12Lm Categories (other): White Hmong links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of White Hmong links with redundant wikilinks: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /hau̯˧/ Forms: lub [classifier]
Etymology templates: {{zh-l|被}} 被 (bèi), {{zh-l|蓋}} 蓋/盖 (gài) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} hau
  1. a lid, a cover
    Sense id: en-hau-mww-noun-~3Z5PfRG Categories (other): White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 25 13 59 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /hau̯˧/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *hu̯eiᶜ (“to boil (transitive)”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*hu̯eiᶜ|t=to boil (transitive)}} Proto-Hmong *hu̯eiᶜ (“to boil (transitive)”) Head templates: {{head|mww|verb}} hau
  1. to boil (something in water or in liquid)
    Sense id: en-hau-mww-verb-oeAoNpXB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *hu̯eiᶜ (“to boil (transitive)”)",
      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *hu̯eiᶜ (“to boil (transitive)”).",
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          "english": "to boil vegetables",
          "text": "hau zaub",
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        }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hau"
}

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          "english": "baldheaded, bald",
          "word": "do do hau"
        },
        {
          "english": "the forehead",
          "word": "hau pliaj"
        },
        {
          "english": "the fontanelle on the head of a young child",
          "word": "hau xaws"
        },
        {
          "english": "to nod the head",
          "word": "ncaws hau"
        },
        {
          "english": "to bow the head",
          "word": "nyo hau"
        },
        {
          "english": "hair of the head",
          "word": "plaub hau"
        },
        {
          "english": "the head",
          "word": "taub hau"
        },
        {
          "word": "the head of the mountain, mountaintop"
        }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
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  "word": "hau"
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        }
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        {
          "english": "the leader of the group that circles the house in mock battle at a funeral",
          "word": "hau rog"
        },
        {
          "english": "the headman of a village",
          "word": "hau zos"
        }
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          "head",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hau"
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      },
      "expansion": "被 (bèi)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "蓋"
      },
      "expansion": "蓋/盖 (gài)",
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          "cover",
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      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
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  "word": "hau"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
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  "word": "hau"
}

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      "english": "baldheaded, bald",
      "word": "do do hau"
    },
    {
      "english": "the forehead",
      "word": "hau pliaj"
    },
    {
      "english": "the fontanelle on the head of a young child",
      "word": "hau xaws"
    },
    {
      "english": "to nod the head",
      "word": "ncaws hau"
    },
    {
      "english": "to bow the head",
      "word": "nyo hau"
    },
    {
      "english": "hair of the head",
      "word": "plaub hau"
    },
    {
      "english": "the head",
      "word": "taub hau"
    },
    {
      "word": "the head of the mountain, mountaintop"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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  "pos": "noun",
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hau"
}

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      "english": "the leader of the group that circles the house in mock battle at a funeral",
      "word": "hau rog"
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      "english": "the headman of a village",
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    }
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      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/hau̯˧/"
    }
  ],
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}

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