"puas" meaning in White Hmong

See puas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /puə̯˩/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *bu̯aᴮ (“bad, spoiled”), likely borrowed from Middle Chinese 腐 (MC bjuX, “to spoil, rot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*bu̯aᴮ|t=bad, spoiled}} Proto-Hmong *bu̯aᴮ (“bad, spoiled”), {{glossary|loanword|borrowed}} borrowed, {{bor|mww|ltc|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Chinese, {{bor+|mww|ltc|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|腐|to spoil, rot}} 腐 (MC bjuX, “to spoil, rot”) Head templates: {{head|mww|adj}} puas
  1. to destroy, to spoil, to make or become useless
    Sense id: en-puas-mww-adj-bGEPL-AU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

IPA: /puə̯˩/
Etymology: Tone change from pua. Etymology templates: {{m|mww|pua}} pua Head templates: {{head|mww|numeral}} puas
  1. Alternative form of pua (“hundred”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pua (extra: hundred)
    Sense id: en-puas-mww-num-oY0RngIm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Particle

IPA: /puə̯˩/
Etymology templates: {{ncog|zh|-}} Chinese, {{zh-l|嗎}} 嗎/吗 (ma) Head templates: {{head|mww|particle}} puas
  1. interrogative particle, inserted in front of a verb to turn a declarative sentence into a question
    Sense id: en-puas-mww-particle-TV2LGtbe Categories (other): White Hmong particles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for puas meaning in White Hmong (3.0kB)

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