See rukkell on Wiktionary
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],
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],
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{
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29
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"text": "f’żarbun ġa ssikkat. irkiekel dahri\ntat-terrakotta － ’kk tmisshom,\nisiru frak. dil-belt tentakli waħedha －\ngħoddha qalftitni fatat.",
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"ipa": "/rukˈkɛll/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛll"
}
],
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}
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"Maltese lemmas",
"Maltese masculine nouns",
"Maltese nouns",
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"Maltese terms derived from Latin",
"Maltese terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Maltese/ɛll",
"Rhymes:Maltese/ɛll/2 syllables"
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"text": "f’żarbun ġa ssikkat. irkiekel dahri\ntat-terrakotta － ’kk tmisshom,\nisiru frak. dil-belt tentakli waħedha －\ngħoddha qalftitni fatat.",
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛll"
}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for rukkell meaning in All languages combined (2.1kB)
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