"nkawm" meaning in White Hmong

See nkawm in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Classifier

IPA: /ᵑɡaɨ̯˩̰/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*ŋgjowᴰ|t=pair}} Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”) Head templates: {{head|mww|classifier}} nkawm
  1. classifier used for pairs of objects
    Sense id: en-nkawm-mww-classifier-puGbDD1F Categories (other): White Hmong classifiers, White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of White Hmong classifiers: 99 1 Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 94 6

Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡaɨ̯˩̰/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*ŋgjowᴰ|t=pair}} Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”) Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} nkawm
  1. a couple, a pair (of things)
    Sense id: en-nkawm-mww-noun-VLSlxQFh

Download JSON data for nkawm meaning in White Hmong (1.6kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*ŋgjowᴰ",
        "t": "pair"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "nkawm",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a couple, a pair (of things)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nkawm-mww-noun-VLSlxQFh",
      "links": [
        [
          "couple",
          "couple"
        ],
        [
          "pair",
          "pair"
        ],
        [
          "things",
          "things"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaɨ̯˩̰/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nkawm"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*ŋgjowᴰ",
        "t": "pair"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *ŋgjowᴰ (“pair”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "classifier"
      },
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  ],
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "94 6",
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          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "a pair of shoes",
          "text": "ib nkawm khau",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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          "objects",
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaɨ̯˩̰/"
    }
  ],
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    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
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    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "args": {
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          "pair",
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        ],
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          "things",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaɨ̯˩̰/"
    }
  ],
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    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      },
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      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaɨ̯˩̰/"
    }
  ],
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable White Hmong dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e268c0e and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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