See chun on Wiktionary
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"name": "der"
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"etymology_text": "From Old Irish dochum.",
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"form": "chon",
"tags": [
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},
{
"form": "chum",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
},
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"5": "",
"6": "",
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],
"english": "Will you go to that country?",
"text": "An tèid sibh chun na dùthcha sin?",
"translation": "Will you go to that country?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"ipa": "/xɔn/"
},
{
"ipa": "/xon/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɣɔn/",
"note": "Wester Ross"
}
],
"word": "chun"
}
Download raw JSONL data for chun meaning in All languages combined (7.3kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: quasi-passive",
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"title": "chun",
"trace": ""
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
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