neej in White Hmong

IPA: /nẽ˥˧/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *nænᴬ (“person”), possibly borrowed from Chinese 民 (mín, “people”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*nænᴬ|t=person}} Proto-Hmong *nænᴬ (“person”), {{bor+|mww|zh|民|nocap=1|t=people}} borrowed from Chinese 民 (mín, “people”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} neej

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "txiv neej"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*nænᴬ",
        "t": "person"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *nænᴬ (“person”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "民",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "people"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Chinese 民 (mín, “people”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *nænᴬ (“person”), possibly borrowed from Chinese 民 (mín, “people”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "neej",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "human being, person"
      ],
      "id": "en-neej-mww-noun-a6Rn201f",
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "family"
      ],
      "id": "en-neej-mww-noun-00pWmreq",
      "links": [
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "id": "en-neej-mww-noun-Y71wZe8e",
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fortune, estate"
      ],
      "id": "en-neej-mww-noun-V08pXPxf",
      "links": [
        [
          "fortune",
          "fortune"
        ],
        [
          "estate",
          "estate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nẽ˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neej"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "txiv neej"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*nænᴬ",
        "t": "person"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *nænᴬ (“person”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "民",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "people"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Chinese 民 (mín, “people”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *nænᴬ (“person”), possibly borrowed from Chinese 民 (mín, “people”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "neej",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "human being, person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "family"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fortune, estate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fortune",
          "fortune"
        ],
        [
          "estate",
          "estate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nẽ˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "neej"
}

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"neej" meaning in White Hmong

Noun