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{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "hmn-pro",
"3": "*ljeᴰ",
"t": "lightning flash"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "tbq-pro",
"3": "*s-lyap",
"t": "lightning flash; glitter; butterfly"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "och",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Chinese",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "蝶",
"2": "butterfly"
},
"expansion": "蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "燁",
"2": "gleaming"
},
"expansion": "燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "熠",
"2": "flashing"
},
"expansion": "熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Chinese",
"name": "ncog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "雷",
"2": "lightning"
},
"expansion": "雷 (léi, “lightning”)",
"name": "zh-l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”), borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”). Compare Old Chinese 蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”), 燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”), 熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”). Probably not related to Chinese 雷 (léi, “lightning”), despite superficial similarity.\nThe \"flutter\" and \"cast away\" senses are likely semantic extensions of the \"flash\" sense.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "laim",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "White Hmong",
"lang_code": "mww",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"used in xob laim (“lightning”)"
],
"id": "en-laim-mww-noun-56iJit6f",
"links": [
[
"xob laim",
"xob laim#White_Hmong"
],
[
"lightning",
"lightning"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/lai̯˩̰/"
}
],
"word": "laim"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"english": "to cast a sideways glance, to look from the corner of the eye",
"word": "laim muag"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "hmn-pro",
"3": "*ljeᴰ",
"t": "lightning flash"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "tbq-pro",
"3": "*s-lyap",
"t": "lightning flash; glitter; butterfly"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "och",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Chinese",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "蝶",
"2": "butterfly"
},
"expansion": "蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "燁",
"2": "gleaming"
},
"expansion": "燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "熠",
"2": "flashing"
},
"expansion": "熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Chinese",
"name": "ncog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "雷",
"2": "lightning"
},
"expansion": "雷 (léi, “lightning”)",
"name": "zh-l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”), borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”). Compare Old Chinese 蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”), 燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”), 熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”). Probably not related to Chinese 雷 (léi, “lightning”), despite superficial similarity.\nThe \"flutter\" and \"cast away\" senses are likely semantic extensions of the \"flash\" sense.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "laim",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "White Hmong",
"lang_code": "mww",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "eyes twitching, eyes affected with spasm of fluttering",
"text": "qhov muag laim laim",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to twitch, flutter"
],
"id": "en-laim-mww-verb-0RtWEXDe",
"links": [
[
"twitch",
"twitch"
],
[
"flutter",
"flutter"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "1 31 35 1 2 31",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "0 40 17 1 4 37",
"kind": "other",
"name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to cast away, cast aside, throw away"
],
"id": "en-laim-mww-verb-OfBiCkm8",
"links": [
[
"cast away",
"cast away"
],
[
"cast aside",
"cast aside"
],
[
"throw away",
"throw away"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/lai̯˩̰/"
}
],
"word": "laim"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
"White Hmong lemmas",
"White Hmong nouns",
"White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
"White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Tibeto-Burman",
"White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
"White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation",
"White Hmong verbs"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "hmn-pro",
"3": "*ljeᴰ",
"t": "lightning flash"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "tbq-pro",
"3": "*s-lyap",
"t": "lightning flash; glitter; butterfly"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "och",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Chinese",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "蝶",
"2": "butterfly"
},
"expansion": "蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "燁",
"2": "gleaming"
},
"expansion": "燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "熠",
"2": "flashing"
},
"expansion": "熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Chinese",
"name": "ncog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "雷",
"2": "lightning"
},
"expansion": "雷 (léi, “lightning”)",
"name": "zh-l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”), borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”). Compare Old Chinese 蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”), 燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”), 熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”). Probably not related to Chinese 雷 (léi, “lightning”), despite superficial similarity.\nThe \"flutter\" and \"cast away\" senses are likely semantic extensions of the \"flash\" sense.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "laim",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "White Hmong",
"lang_code": "mww",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"used in xob laim (“lightning”)"
],
"links": [
[
"xob laim",
"xob laim#White_Hmong"
],
[
"lightning",
"lightning"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/lai̯˩̰/"
}
],
"word": "laim"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
"White Hmong lemmas",
"White Hmong nouns",
"White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
"White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Tibeto-Burman",
"White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
"White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation",
"White Hmong verbs"
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "to cast a sideways glance, to look from the corner of the eye",
"word": "laim muag"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "hmn-pro",
"3": "*ljeᴰ",
"t": "lightning flash"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "tbq-pro",
"3": "*s-lyap",
"t": "lightning flash; glitter; butterfly"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "och",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Old Chinese",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "蝶",
"2": "butterfly"
},
"expansion": "蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "燁",
"2": "gleaming"
},
"expansion": "燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "熠",
"2": "flashing"
},
"expansion": "熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”)",
"name": "och-l"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "zh",
"2": "-"
},
"expansion": "Chinese",
"name": "ncog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "雷",
"2": "lightning"
},
"expansion": "雷 (léi, “lightning”)",
"name": "zh-l"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ljeᴰ (“lightning flash”), borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-lyap (“lightning flash; glitter; butterfly”). Compare Old Chinese 蝶 (OC *l̥ʰeːb, *l'eːb, “butterfly”), 燁 (OC *ɢʷab, *ɢʷɯb, “gleaming”), 熠 (OC *ɢrub, *lub, “flashing”). Probably not related to Chinese 雷 (léi, “lightning”), despite superficial similarity.\nThe \"flutter\" and \"cast away\" senses are likely semantic extensions of the \"flash\" sense.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mww",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "laim",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "White Hmong",
"lang_code": "mww",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"White Hmong terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "eyes twitching, eyes affected with spasm of fluttering",
"text": "qhov muag laim laim",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to twitch, flutter"
],
"links": [
[
"twitch",
"twitch"
],
[
"flutter",
"flutter"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to cast away, cast aside, throw away"
],
"links": [
[
"cast away",
"cast away"
],
[
"cast aside",
"cast aside"
],
[
"throw away",
"throw away"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/lai̯˩̰/"
}
],
"word": "laim"
}
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