"yaj" meaning in White Hmong

See yaj in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʝa˥˧/ Forms: tus [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *juŋ (“sheep, goat”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 羊 (MC yang, “id”). Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] yonf (“goat”) and Iu Mien yungh. Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*juŋ|t=sheep, goat}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *juŋ (“sheep, goat”), {{bor+|mww|ltc|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|羊|id}} 羊 (MC yang, “id”), {{cog|mmr|-}} Western Xiangxi Miao, {{cog|ium|yungh}} Iu Mien yungh Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} yaj
  1. sheep, lamb
    Sense id: en-yaj-mww-noun-j6NXyKpe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ʝa˥˧/
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong *jaŋᴬ (“to dissolve, melt”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 煬 (MC yang|yangH, “to melt”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmn-pro|*jaŋᴬ|t=to dissolve, melt}} Proto-Hmong *jaŋᴬ (“to dissolve, melt”), {{bor+|mww|ltc|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|煬|to melt}} 煬 (MC yang|yangH, “to melt”) Head templates: {{head|mww|verb}} yaj
  1. to melt
    Sense id: en-yaj-mww-verb-rN2rq0ux
  2. to dissolve
    Sense id: en-yaj-mww-verb-YMypvEaH
  3. to disappear, to evaporate
    Sense id: en-yaj-mww-verb-ilujQeMY Categories (other): White Hmong entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of White Hmong entries with incorrect language header: 33 41 2 7 7 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmn-pro",
        "3": "*jaŋᴬ",
        "t": "to dissolve, melt"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *jaŋᴬ (“to dissolve, melt”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "煬",
        "2": "to melt"
      },
      "expansion": "煬 (MC yang|yangH, “to melt”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *jaŋᴬ (“to dissolve, melt”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 煬 (MC yang|yangH, “to melt”).",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to melt"
      ],
      "id": "en-yaj-mww-verb-rN2rq0ux",
      "links": [
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          "melt",
          "melt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dissolve"
      ],
      "id": "en-yaj-mww-verb-YMypvEaH",
      "links": [
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          "dissolve",
          "dissolve"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 41 2 7 7 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to disappear, to evaporate"
      ],
      "id": "en-yaj-mww-verb-ilujQeMY",
      "links": [
        [
          "disappear",
          "disappear"
        ],
        [
          "evaporate",
          "evaporate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaj"
}

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      "args": {
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        "t": "sheep, goat"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *juŋ (“sheep, goat”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ltc",
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "羊",
        "2": "id"
      },
      "expansion": "羊 (MC yang, “id”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mmr",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Xiangxi Miao",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "yungh"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien yungh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *juŋ (“sheep, goat”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 羊 (MC yang, “id”). Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] yonf (“goat”) and Iu Mien yungh.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "sheep, lamb"
      ],
      "id": "en-yaj-mww-noun-j6NXyKpe",
      "links": [
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ],
        [
          "lamb",
          "lamb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaj"
}
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    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "White Hmong verbs"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong *jaŋᴬ (“to dissolve, melt”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "煬",
        "2": "to melt"
      },
      "expansion": "煬 (MC yang|yangH, “to melt”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong *jaŋᴬ (“to dissolve, melt”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 煬 (MC yang|yangH, “to melt”).",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "yaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to melt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "melt",
          "melt"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dissolve"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dissolve",
          "dissolve"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to disappear, to evaporate"
      ],
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        [
          "disappear",
          "disappear"
        ],
        [
          "evaporate",
          "evaporate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaj"
}

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    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms inherited from Proto-Hmong-Mien",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*juŋ",
        "t": "sheep, goat"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *juŋ (“sheep, goat”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "羊",
        "2": "id"
      },
      "expansion": "羊 (MC yang, “id”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mmr",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Xiangxi Miao",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "yungh"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien yungh",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *juŋ (“sheep, goat”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 羊 (MC yang, “id”). Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] yonf (“goat”) and Iu Mien yungh.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tus",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "yaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sheep, lamb"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ],
        [
          "lamb",
          "lamb"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʝa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yaj"
}

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