"plig" meaning in White Hmong

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Noun

IPA: /pˡi˧˩̤/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”), probably borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”), and thus cognate with Anong phəla (“god”). Note also Old Chinese 魄 (OC *tʰaːɡ, *pʰraːɡ, “soul”). Compare also Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”), whence Thai ผี (pǐi), Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*bljaᴬ|t=soul, spirit}} Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”), {{der|mww|tbq-pro|*b-la|t=demon, soul}} Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”), {{cog|nun|phəla|t=god}} Anong phəla (“god”), {{cog|och|-}} Old Chinese, {{och-l|魄|soul}} 魄 (OC *tʰaːɡ, *pʰraːɡ, “soul”), {{cog|tai-pro|*priːᴬ||spirit, ghost, soul}} Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”), {{cog|th|ผี}} Thai ผี (pǐi), {{cog|nod|ᨹᩦ}} Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, {{cog|lo|ຜີ}} Lao ຜີ (phī), {{cog|khb|ᦕᦲ}} Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), {{cog|blt|ꪠꪲ}} Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, {{cog|tdd|ᥚᥤᥴ}} Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), {{cog|shn|ၽီ}} Shan ၽီ (phǐi), {{cog|aho|𑜇𑜣}} Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī), {{cog|sit-pro|*m-hla}} Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-hla Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} plig
  1. ghost
    Sense id: en-plig-mww-noun-6tbvA9Ye
  2. spirit; soul
    Sense id: en-plig-mww-noun-QlOQLkKQ
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        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "tbq-pro",
        "3": "*b-la",
        "t": "demon, soul"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nun",
        "2": "phəla",
        "t": "god"
      },
      "expansion": "Anong phəla (“god”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "och",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "魄",
        "2": "soul"
      },
      "expansion": "魄 (OC *tʰaːɡ, *pʰraːɡ, “soul”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tai-pro",
        "2": "*priːᴬ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "spirit, ghost, soul"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "ผี"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai ผี (pǐi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᨹᩦ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨹᩦ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ຜີ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ຜີ (phī)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦕᦲ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪠꪲ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪠꪲ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tdd",
        "2": "ᥚᥤᥴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၽီ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၽီ (phǐi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜇𑜣"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*m-hla"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-hla",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "plig",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ghost"
      ],
      "id": "en-plig-mww-noun-6tbvA9Ye",
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spirit; soul"
      ],
      "id": "en-plig-mww-noun-QlOQLkKQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pˡi˧˩̤/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plig"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Tibeto-Burman",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
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  "etymology_templates": [
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "tbq-pro",
        "3": "*b-la",
        "t": "demon, soul"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nun",
        "2": "phəla",
        "t": "god"
      },
      "expansion": "Anong phəla (“god”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "och",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Chinese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "魄",
        "2": "soul"
      },
      "expansion": "魄 (OC *tʰaːɡ, *pʰraːɡ, “soul”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tai-pro",
        "2": "*priːᴬ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "spirit, ghost, soul"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "ผี"
      },
      "expansion": "Thai ผี (pǐi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nod",
        "2": "ᨹᩦ"
      },
      "expansion": "Northern Thai ᨹᩦ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lo",
        "2": "ຜີ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lao ຜີ (phī)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "khb",
        "2": "ᦕᦲ"
      },
      "expansion": "Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blt",
        "2": "ꪠꪲ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Dam ꪠꪲ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tdd",
        "2": "ᥚᥤᥴ"
      },
      "expansion": "Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shn",
        "2": "ၽီ"
      },
      "expansion": "Shan ၽီ (phǐi)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aho",
        "2": "𑜇𑜣"
      },
      "expansion": "Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit-pro",
        "2": "*m-hla"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-hla",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *bljaᴬ (“soul, spirit”), probably borrowed from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *b-la (“demon, soul”), and thus cognate with Anong phəla (“god”). Note also Old Chinese 魄 (OC *tʰaːɡ, *pʰraːɡ, “soul”). Compare also Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit, ghost, soul”), whence Thai ผี (pǐi), Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "plig",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ghost"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spirit; soul"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
        ],
        [
          "soul",
          "soul"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pˡi˧˩̤/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plig"
}

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