"li cas" meaning in White Hmong

See li cas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /li˧.ca˩/
Etymology templates: {{bor|mww|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|理|reason}} 理 (lǐ, “reason”), {{zh-l|怎|how}} 怎 (zěn, “how”) Head templates: {{head|mww|adv}} li cas
  1. how, what Derived forms: npaum li cas (english: how much?), ua li cas (english: how? why?), vim li cas (english: why?)
    Sense id: en-li_cas-mww-adv-nVzmMvxf Categories (other): White Hmong entries with incorrect language header

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

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      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "how much?",
          "word": "npaum li cas"
        },
        {
          "english": "how? why?",
          "word": "ua li cas"
        },
        {
          "english": "why?",
          "word": "vim li cas"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "How does one say this?",
          "text": "Qhov no hais li cas?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It doesn't matter (lit. It doesn't do (any)how.)",
          "text": "Tsis ua li cas.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/li˧.ca˩/"
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  "word": "li cas"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "how much?",
      "word": "npaum li cas"
    },
    {
      "english": "how? why?",
      "word": "ua li cas"
    },
    {
      "english": "why?",
      "word": "vim li cas"
    }
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          "english": "How does one say this?",
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          "text": "Tsis ua li cas.",
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      "ipa": "/li˧.ca˩/"
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