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negation

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no

Built from

From Proto-Tai *plɤwᴮ (“empty”). Cognate with Lao ເປົ່າ (pao), Northern Thai ᨸᩖᩮᩢ᩵ᩣ (paw), Lü ᦔᧁᧈ (ṗaw¹), Shan ပဝ်ႇ (pào), Ahom 𑜆𑜧 (paw) or 𑜆𑜨𑜧 (pow), Zhuang byouq (“empty”).

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From Wiktionary

1
adj.

containing nothing, being nothing: empty, blank, vacant, etc.

2
adj.

giving nothing, resulting in nothing: void, invalid, vain, waste, dead, etc.

3
adj.

covered by nothing: bare, naked, nude, etc.

4
adj.

including nothing or no one else: alone, sole, only, simple, plain, etc.

5
adj.

requiring nothing in return: free, for free, free of charge, free of obligation or condition, gratuitous, etc.

6
adj.

aimless; purposeless.

7
adj. · (slang)

innocent; guiltless; having no role or participation (especially in something wrong).

8
adv. · (colloquial)

used to express negation: no, not, never, etc.

9
adv.

alone, solely, only; simply, plainly.

10
adv.

freely; for free; free of charge; free of obligation or condition; gratuitously.

11
adv.

aimlessly; purposelessly.

12
adv. · (slang)

in vain; for nothing; to no purpose.

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13
interj. · (colloquial)

an exclamation used to express negation: no, not, never, nah, nothing, etc.

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