"ub" meaning in White Hmong

See ub in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʔu˥/
Etymology templates: {{bor+|mww|zh|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Chinese, {{zh-l|迂|far; wide; circuitous}} 迂 (yū, “far; wide; circuitous”), {{bor|mww|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|遙|far, distant}} 遙 (MC yew, “far, distant”) Head templates: {{head|mww|adj}} ub
  1. of an extreme limit:
    distant past
    Sense id: en-ub-mww-adj-XQJ-jUWl
  2. of an extreme limit:
    far away
    Sense id: en-ub-mww-adj-8tvEY24w
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pem ub (english: up and beyond; way up there (up the hill, up north)), thaum ub (english: a long time ago; before), tsaib ub (english: the year before last year)

Download JSON data for ub meaning in White Hmong (1.3kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "up and beyond; way up there (up the hill, up north)",
      "word": "pem ub"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a long time ago; before",
      "word": "thaum ub"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "the year before last year",
      "word": "tsaib ub"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "迂",
        "2": "far; wide; circuitous"
      },
      "expansion": "迂 (yū, “far; wide; circuitous”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "遙",
        "2": "far, distant"
      },
      "expansion": "遙 (MC yew, “far, distant”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "ub",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of an extreme limit:",
        "distant past"
      ],
      "id": "en-ub-mww-adj-XQJ-jUWl",
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit"
        ],
        [
          "distant",
          "distant"
        ],
        [
          "past",
          "past"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of an extreme limit:",
        "far away"
      ],
      "id": "en-ub-mww-adj-8tvEY24w",
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit"
        ],
        [
          "far away",
          "far away"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔu˥/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ub"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "White Hmong adjectives",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "up and beyond; way up there (up the hill, up north)",
      "word": "pem ub"
    },
    {
      "english": "a long time ago; before",
      "word": "thaum ub"
    },
    {
      "english": "the year before last year",
      "word": "tsaib ub"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "迂",
        "2": "far; wide; circuitous"
      },
      "expansion": "迂 (yū, “far; wide; circuitous”)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "遙",
        "2": "far, distant"
      },
      "expansion": "遙 (MC yew, “far, distant”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "adj"
      },
      "expansion": "ub",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of an extreme limit:",
        "distant past"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit"
        ],
        [
          "distant",
          "distant"
        ],
        [
          "past",
          "past"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "of an extreme limit:",
        "far away"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit"
        ],
        [
          "far away",
          "far away"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʔu˥/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ub"
}

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