"muaj" meaning in White Hmong

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Verb

IPA: /muə̯˥˧/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mɛj (“to have”), possibly related to Chinese 買/买 (mǎi, “to buy”) and 賣/卖 (mài, “to sell”) (and thus muas (“to buy”) and muag (“to sell”)), though the details are unclear. Cognate with Iu Mien maaih. Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*n-mɛj|t=to have}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mɛj (“to have”), {{cog|zh|買|t=to buy}} Chinese 買/买 (mǎi, “to buy”), {{cog|ium|maaih}} Iu Mien maaih Head templates: {{head|mww|verb}} muaj
  1. to have, to possess
    Sense id: en-muaj-mww-verb-s2jHkokr Categories (other): Iu Mien terms in nonstandard scripts, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for muaj meaning in White Hmong (1.3kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*n-mɛj",
        "t": "to have"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mɛj (“to have”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "買",
        "t": "to buy"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 買/买 (mǎi, “to buy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "maaih"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien maaih",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mɛj (“to have”), possibly related to Chinese 買/买 (mǎi, “to buy”) and 賣/卖 (mài, “to sell”) (and thus muas (“to buy”) and muag (“to sell”)), though the details are unclear. Cognate with Iu Mien maaih.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "mww",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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      ],
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        "to have, to possess"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/muə̯˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muaj"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mɛj (“to have”)",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
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        "1": "zh",
        "2": "買",
        "t": "to buy"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 買/买 (mǎi, “to buy”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "maaih"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien maaih",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *n-mɛj (“to have”), possibly related to Chinese 買/买 (mǎi, “to buy”) and 賣/卖 (mài, “to sell”) (and thus muas (“to buy”) and muag (“to sell”)), though the details are unclear. Cognate with Iu Mien maaih.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
        "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "White Hmong verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to have, to possess"
      ],
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        [
          "have",
          "have"
        ],
        [
          "possess",
          "possess"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/muə̯˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muaj"
}

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