Meaning

verb come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

verb enter or assume a certain state or condition

verb cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

originAnalogous to Chinese 有, such as Hokkien 有 (ū), Cantonese 有 (jau⁵), Mandarin 有 (yǒu). Sense 1 is also comparable to Malay ada.

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