"khau" meaning in White Hmong

See khau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰau̯˧/ Forms: nkawm [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *khjɔᶜ (“shoes”), possibly borrowed from Middle Chinese 屨 (MC kjuH, “straw sandals”), though the Sinitic form is not aspirated. Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*khjɔᶜ|t=shoes}} Proto-Hmong *khjɔᶜ (“shoes”), {{glossary|loanword|borrowed}} borrowed, {{bor|mww|ltc|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Chinese, {{bor+|mww|ltc|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|屨|straw sandals}} 屨 (MC kjuH, “straw sandals”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} khau
  1. shoe, shoes; footwear Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-khau-mww-noun-KmaCjR0q Categories (other): White Hmong entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for khau meaning in White Hmong (1.7kB)

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        "t": "shoes"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
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        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
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    },
    {
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        "2": "straw sandals"
      },
      "expansion": "屨 (MC kjuH, “straw sandals”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *khjɔᶜ (“shoes”), possibly borrowed from Middle Chinese 屨 (MC kjuH, “straw sandals”), though the Sinitic form is not aspirated.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nkawm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for pairs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "khau",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mww",
          "name": "Clothing",
          "orig": "mww:Clothing",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to wear shoes",
          "text": "rau khau",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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        ],
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          "shoes"
        ],
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          "footwear",
          "footwear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰau̯˧/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "1": "屨",
        "2": "straw sandals"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *khjɔᶜ (“shoes”), possibly borrowed from Middle Chinese 屨 (MC kjuH, “straw sandals”), though the Sinitic form is not aspirated.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nkawm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "for pairs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "khau",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
        "White Hmong lemmas",
        "White Hmong nouns",
        "White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
        "White Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese",
        "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
        "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
        "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "White Hmong terms with usage examples",
        "mww:Clothing"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "to wear shoes",
          "text": "rau khau",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "shoe, shoes; footwear"
      ],
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        [
          "shoe",
          "shoe"
        ],
        [
          "shoes",
          "shoes"
        ],
        [
          "footwear",
          "footwear"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰau̯˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "khau"
}

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