See -avam on Wiktionary
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"-ar",
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"ipa": "/ˈa.vɐ̃w̃/",
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"Brazil"
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"Rhymes:Portuguese/avɐ̃w̃",
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"-ar",
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"Northern",
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},
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"rhymes": "-avɐ̃w̃"
}
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}
Download raw JSONL data for -avam meaning in All languages combined (2.6kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized head form: non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix",
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"section": "Portuguese",
"subsection": "suffix",
"title": "-avam",
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