"ncaj" meaning in White Hmong

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Adjective

IPA: /ᶮɟa˥˧/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), probably borrowed from Middle Chinese 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*ɲci̯aŋᴬ|t=straight}} Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), {{bor+|mww|ltc|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|正|straight, correct}} 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”) Head templates: {{head|mww|adj}} ncaj
  1. straight
    Sense id: en-ncaj-mww-adj-KkJIdahH
  2. morally honest and upright
    Sense id: en-ncaj-mww-adj-df36NT~o Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: siab ncaj (english: righteous)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "righteous",
      "word": "siab ncaj"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*ɲci̯aŋᴬ",
        "t": "straight"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "正",
        "2": "straight, correct"
      },
      "expansion": "正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), probably borrowed from Middle Chinese 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "ncaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "straight"
      ],
      "id": "en-ncaj-mww-adj-KkJIdahH",
      "links": [
        [
          "straight",
          "straight"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "morally honest and upright"
      ],
      "id": "en-ncaj-mww-adj-df36NT~o",
      "links": [
        [
          "morally",
          "morally"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ],
        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮɟa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ncaj"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "White Hmong adjectives",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "righteous",
      "word": "siab ncaj"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*ɲci̯aŋᴬ",
        "t": "straight"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "正",
        "2": "straight, correct"
      },
      "expansion": "正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ɲci̯aŋᴬ (“straight”), probably borrowed from Middle Chinese 正 (MC tsyeng|tsyengH, “straight, correct”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "ncaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "straight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "straight",
          "straight"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "morally honest and upright"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "morally",
          "morally"
        ],
        [
          "honest",
          "honest"
        ],
        [
          "upright",
          "upright"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮɟa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ncaj"
}

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