"quaj" meaning in White Hmong

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Verb

IPA: /quə̯˥˧/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Gæw (“to sing, cry out”), borrowed from Old Chinese 號 (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “to cry”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*Gæw|t=to sing, cry out}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *Gæw (“to sing, cry out”), {{bor+|mww|och|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Chinese, {{och-l|號|to cry}} 號 (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “to cry”) Head templates: {{head|mww|verb}} quaj
  1. to cry aloud, to weep aloud, to cry out
    Sense id: en-quaj-mww-verb-MvYWNZFg
  2. to growl, squeal
    Sense id: en-quaj-mww-verb-4evHxQbv
  3. to make a loud noise
    Sense id: en-quaj-mww-verb-BB995q4q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: xob quaj (english: thunder)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "thunder",
      "word": "xob quaj"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*Gæw",
        "t": "to sing, cry out"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *Gæw (“to sing, cry out”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Old Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "號",
        "2": "to cry"
      },
      "expansion": "號 (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “to cry”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Gæw (“to sing, cry out”), borrowed from Old Chinese 號 (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “to cry”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "quaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Stop crying.",
          "text": "Txhob quaj.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cry aloud, to weep aloud, to cry out"
      ],
      "id": "en-quaj-mww-verb-MvYWNZFg",
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "aloud",
          "aloud"
        ],
        [
          "weep",
          "weep"
        ],
        [
          "cry out",
          "cry out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to growl, squeal"
      ],
      "id": "en-quaj-mww-verb-4evHxQbv",
      "links": [
        [
          "growl",
          "growl"
        ],
        [
          "squeal",
          "squeal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to make a loud noise"
      ],
      "id": "en-quaj-mww-verb-BB995q4q",
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "loud",
          "loud"
        ],
        [
          "noise",
          "noise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/quə̯˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quaj"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Old Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Old Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "White Hmong verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "thunder",
      "word": "xob quaj"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*Gæw",
        "t": "to sing, cry out"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *Gæw (“to sing, cry out”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Old Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "號",
        "2": "to cry"
      },
      "expansion": "號 (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “to cry”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *Gæw (“to sing, cry out”), borrowed from Old Chinese 號 (OC *ɦlaːw, *ɦlaːws, “to cry”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "quaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "White Hmong terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Stop crying.",
          "text": "Txhob quaj.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cry aloud, to weep aloud, to cry out"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "aloud",
          "aloud"
        ],
        [
          "weep",
          "weep"
        ],
        [
          "cry out",
          "cry out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to growl, squeal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "growl",
          "growl"
        ],
        [
          "squeal",
          "squeal"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to make a loud noise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ],
        [
          "loud",
          "loud"
        ],
        [
          "noise",
          "noise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/quə̯˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quaj"
}

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