"zaj" meaning in White Hmong

See zaj in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Classifier

IPA: /ʐa˥˧/
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang|haeng|hangH|haengH, “classifier for rows”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mww|ltc|-}} Borrowed from Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|行|classifier for rows}} 行 (MC hang|haeng|hangH|haengH, “classifier for rows”) Head templates: {{head|mww|classifier}} zaj
  1. classifier used for nouns like sayings, speeches, poems, paragraphs, hymns, chapters, times of sorrow or grief, litters of young, etc.
    Sense id: en-zaj-mww-classifier-QFjLXsZS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ʐa˥˧/ Forms: tus [classifier]
Etymology: From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-roŋ (“dragon”), borrowed from Old Chinese 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “id”). Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] ronf and Iu Mien jung. Etymology templates: {{inh|mww|hmx-pro|*-roŋ|t=dragon}} Proto-Hmong-Mien *-roŋ (“dragon”), {{bor+|mww|och|-|nocap=1}} borrowed from Old Chinese, {{och-l|龍|id}} 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “id”), {{cog|mmr|-}} Western Xiangxi Miao, {{cog|ium|jung}} Iu Mien jung Head templates: {{head|mww|noun}} zaj
  1. dragon Derived forms: zaj sawv (english: rainbow)
    Sense id: en-zaj-mww-noun-qcQ76UjF Categories (other): Western Xiangxi Miao terms in nonstandard scripts
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*-roŋ",
        "t": "dragon"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *-roŋ (“dragon”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Old Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "龍",
        "2": "id"
      },
      "expansion": "龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “id”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mmr",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Xiangxi Miao",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "jung"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien jung",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-roŋ (“dragon”), borrowed from Old Chinese 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “id”). Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] ronf and Iu Mien jung.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tus",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "zaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Western Xiangxi Miao terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [
            "Terms in nonstandard scripts",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "rainbow",
          "word": "zaj sawv"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dragon"
      ],
      "id": "en-zaj-mww-noun-qcQ76UjF",
      "links": [
        [
          "dragon",
          "dragon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zaj"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "行",
        "2": "classifier for rows"
      },
      "expansion": "行 (MC hang|haeng|hangH|haengH, “classifier for rows”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang|haeng|hangH|haengH, “classifier for rows”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "classifier"
      },
      "expansion": "zaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "classifier",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Sing this verse.",
          "text": "Hu zaj no.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "classifier used for nouns like sayings, speeches, poems, paragraphs, hymns, chapters, times of sorrow or grief, litters of young, etc."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "classifier",
          "classifier"
        ],
        [
          "nouns",
          "nouns"
        ],
        [
          "sayings",
          "sayings"
        ],
        [
          "speeches",
          "speeches"
        ],
        [
          "poems",
          "poems"
        ],
        [
          "paragraphs",
          "paragraphs"
        ],
        [
          "hymns",
          "hymns"
        ],
        [
          "chapters",
          "chapters"
        ],
        [
          "times",
          "times"
        ],
        [
          "sorrow",
          "sorrow"
        ],
        [
          "grief",
          "grief"
        ],
        [
          "litters",
          "litters"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zaj"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Western Xiangxi Miao terms in nonstandard scripts",
    "White Hmong classifiers",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong nouns",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Old Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Middle 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"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "rainbow",
      "word": "zaj sawv"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "hmx-pro",
        "3": "*-roŋ",
        "t": "dragon"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Hmong-Mien *-roŋ (“dragon”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "och",
        "3": "-",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "borrowed from Old Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "龍",
        "2": "id"
      },
      "expansion": "龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “id”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mmr",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Western Xiangxi Miao",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ium",
        "2": "jung"
      },
      "expansion": "Iu Mien jung",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-roŋ (“dragon”), borrowed from Old Chinese 龍 (OC *b·roŋ, *mroːŋ, “id”). Cognate with Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] ronf and Iu Mien jung.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tus",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "zaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dragon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dragon",
          "dragon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zaj"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "White Hmong classifiers",
    "White Hmong entries with incorrect language header",
    "White Hmong lemmas",
    "White Hmong terms borrowed from Middle Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms derived from Middle Chinese",
    "White Hmong terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "ltc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Middle Chinese",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "行",
        "2": "classifier for rows"
      },
      "expansion": "行 (MC hang|haeng|hangH|haengH, “classifier for rows”)",
      "name": "ltc-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Middle Chinese 行 (MC hang|haeng|hangH|haengH, “classifier for rows”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mww",
        "2": "classifier"
      },
      "expansion": "zaj",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "White Hmong",
  "lang_code": "mww",
  "pos": "classifier",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "White Hmong terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Sing this verse.",
          "text": "Hu zaj no.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "classifier used for nouns like sayings, speeches, poems, paragraphs, hymns, chapters, times of sorrow or grief, litters of young, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "classifier",
          "classifier"
        ],
        [
          "nouns",
          "nouns"
        ],
        [
          "sayings",
          "sayings"
        ],
        [
          "speeches",
          "speeches"
        ],
        [
          "poems",
          "poems"
        ],
        [
          "paragraphs",
          "paragraphs"
        ],
        [
          "hymns",
          "hymns"
        ],
        [
          "chapters",
          "chapters"
        ],
        [
          "times",
          "times"
        ],
        [
          "sorrow",
          "sorrow"
        ],
        [
          "grief",
          "grief"
        ],
        [
          "litters",
          "litters"
        ],
        [
          "young",
          "young"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʐa˥˧/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zaj"
}

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