See -tan on Wiktionary
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}
Download raw JSONL data for -tan meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized head form: proper noun-forming suffix",
"path": [
"-tan"
],
"section": "English",
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"title": "-tan",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: anime and manga fandom",
"path": [
"-tan"
],
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"title": "-tan",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: anime and manga fandom",
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