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{ "derived": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "bell tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "cat tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "chain tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Charters Towers" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "church tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "clock tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "coaling tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "conning tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "control tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "cooling tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "dice tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "drop tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "drum tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "fire lookout tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "fire tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "fire tower stairway" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "flare tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "folly tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Glover's tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "guardtower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "interlocking tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "ivory tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "lantern tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Leaning Tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "lift tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "lookout tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Martello tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "mini tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "moonlight tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "moon tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "observation tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "pencil tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Pictish tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "power tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "prilling tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "radio tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "scaffolding tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "shot tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "siege tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "smoke tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "summer-tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Texas tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower bastion" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower block" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower crane" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower defence" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower defense" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Tower Hamlets" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Tower Hill" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower house" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "towerman" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower mustard" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower of Babel" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "Tower of London" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower of silence" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "tower of strength" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "towers of Hanoi" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "transmission tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "wakeboard tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "wall tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "watch-tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "watchtower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "water tower" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "winding tower" } ], "descendants": [ { "depth": 1, "templates": [ { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "Tower", "bor": "1" }, "expansion": "→ German: Tower", "name": "desc" } ], "text": "→ German: Tower" }, { "depth": 1, "templates": [ { "args": { "1": "hi", "2": "टावर", "bor": "1" }, "expansion": "→ Hindi: टावर (ṭāvar)", "name": "desc" } ], "text": "→ Hindi: टावर (ṭāvar)" }, { "depth": 1, "templates": [ { "args": { "1": "ja", "2": "タワー", "bor": "1", "tr": "tawā" }, "expansion": "→ Japanese: タワー (tawā)", "name": "desc" } ], "text": "→ Japanese: タワー (tawā)" }, { "depth": 1, "templates": [ { "args": { "1": "ko", "2": "타워", "bor": "1" }, "expansion": "→ Korean: 타워 (tawo)", "name": "desc" } ], "text": "→ Korean: 타워 (tawo)" }, { "depth": 1, "templates": [ { "args": { "1": "kmr", "2": "tawer", "bor": "1" }, "expansion": "→ Northern Kurdish: tawer", "name": "desc" } ], "text": "→ Northern Kurdish: tawer" }, { "depth": 1, "templates": [ { "args": { "1": "pa", "2": "ਟਾਵਰ", "bor": "1" }, "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਟਾਵਰ (ṭāvar)", "name": "desc" } ], "text": "→ Punjabi: ਟਾਵਰ (ṭāvar)" } ], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "tour" }, "expansion": "Middle English tour", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "tur" }, "expansion": "tur", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "tor", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "tūr" }, "expansion": "Old English tūr", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "tor", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "torr" }, "expansion": "torr", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "tor", "name": "l" }, { "args": { "1": "\"tower; rock\"; > English tor" }, "expansion": "(\"tower; rock\"; > English tor)", "name": "gloss" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "fro", "3": "tour" }, "expansion": "Old French tour", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "fro", "2": "toer" }, "expansion": "toer", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "fro", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "tor", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "la", "3": "turris", "4": "", "5": "a tower" }, "expansion": "Latin turris (“a tower”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "grc", "3": "τύρρις" }, "expansion": "Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "Hesychius" }, "expansion": "(Hesychius)", "name": "q" }, { "args": { "1": "grc", "2": "τύρσις" }, "expansion": "τύρσις (túrsis)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "sco", "2": "tour" }, "expansion": "Scots tour", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sco", "2": "towr" }, "expansion": "towr", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "sco", "2": "towre", "3": "", "4": "tower" }, "expansion": "towre (“tower”)", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "fy", "2": "toer", "3": "", "4": "tower" }, "expansion": "West Frisian toer (“tower”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "nl", "2": "toren", "3": "", "4": "tower" }, "expansion": "Dutch toren (“tower”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "de", "2": "Turm", "3": "", "4": "tower" }, "expansion": "German Turm (“tower”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "da", "2": "tårn", "3": "", "4": "tower" }, "expansion": "Danish tårn (“tower”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "torn", "3": "", "4": "tower" }, "expansion": "Swedish torn (“tower”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "is", "2": "turn", "3": "", "4": "tower" }, "expansion": "Icelandic turn (“tower”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "cy", "2": "tŵr" }, "expansion": "Welsh tŵr", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "Doublet of tor", "name": "doublet" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English tour, tur, tor, from Old English tūr, tor, torr (\"tower; rock\"; > English tor) and Old French tour, toer, tor; both from Latin turris (“a tower”), Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) (Hesychius), τύρσις (túrsis).\nCompare Scots tour, towr, towre (“tower”), West Frisian toer (“tower”), Dutch toren (“tower”), German Turm (“tower”), Danish tårn (“tower”), Swedish torn (“tower”), Icelandic turn (“tower”), Welsh tŵr. Doublet of tor.", "forms": [ { "form": "towers", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "tower (plural towers)", "name": "en-noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "glosses": [ "A very tall iron-framed structure, usually painted red and white, on which microwave, radio, satellite, or other communication antennas are installed; mast." ], "id": "en-tower-en-noun-RemqLr~6", "links": [ [ "iron", "iron" ], [ "microwave", "microwave" ], [ "radio", "radio" ], [ "satellite", "satellite" ], [ "communication", "communication" ], [ "antenna", "antenna" ], [ "mast", "mast" ] ] }, { "glosses": [ "A similarly framed structure with a platform or enclosed area on top, used as a lookout for spotting fires, plane crashes, fugitives, etc." ], "id": "en-tower-en-noun-kRwCwdTi", "links": [ [ "lookout", "lookout" ], [ "fugitive", "fugitive" ] ] }, { "glosses": [ "A water tower." ], "id": "en-tower-en-noun-JryJ62K0", "links": [ [ "water tower", "water tower" ] ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "4 3 2 28 10 2 7 1 22 3 1 7 3 2 2 1 1 1", "kind": "topical", "langcode": "en", "name": "Buildings", "orig": "en:Buildings", "parents": [ "Buildings and structures", "Architecture", "Applied sciences", "Art", "Sciences", "Culture", "All topics", "Society", "Fundamental" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "A control tower." ], "id": "en-tower-en-noun-7ZV2qeRX", "links": [ [ "control tower", "control tower" ] ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "The Sears Tower", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "Any very tall building or structure; 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"_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "crochel" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "caramanchel" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ḳošḳi", "sense": "structure", "word": "კოშკი" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "godoli", "sense": "structure", "word": "გოდოლი" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Turm" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Alemannic-German", "masculine" ], "word": "Durm" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "bar", "lang": "Bavarian German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Tuam" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "pýrgos", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "πύργος" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "púrgos", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "πύργος" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "gu", "lang": "Gujarati", "roman": "buraj", "sense": "structure", "word": "બુરજ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "migdál", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "מִגְדָּל" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ṭāvar", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "टावर" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "lāṭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "लाट" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "aṭārī", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "अटारी" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "बुर्ज" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "structure", "word": "torony" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "turn" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "structure", "word": "turmo" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ig", "lang": "Igbo", "sense": "structure", "word": "ulọ aja" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ig", "lang": "Igbo", "sense": "structure", "word": "ugẹle" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "structure", "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "structure", "word": "menara" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "túr" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "alt": "とう", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tō", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tawā", "sense": "structure", "word": "タワー" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "jv", "lang": "Javanese", "sense": "structure", "word": "menara" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "xal", "lang": "Kalmyk", "roman": "tsamxag", "sense": "structure", "word": "цамхаг" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "mēruve", "sense": "structure", "word": "ಮೇರುವೆ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "mūnara", "sense": "structure", "word": "мұнара" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "pɑɑm", "sense": "structure", "word": "ប៉ម" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "praang", "sense": "structure", "word": "ប្រាង្គ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "alt": "塔", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "tap", "sense": "structure", "word": "탑" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "tawo", "sense": "structure", "word": "타워" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "structure", "word": "birc" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "munara", "sense": "structure", "word": "мунара" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "burana", "sense": "structure", "word": "бурана" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "hǭ", "sense": "structure", "word": "ຫໍ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "hǭ khǭy", "sense": "structure", "word": "ຫໍຄອຢ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "turris" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tornis" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "toeare" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "bokštas" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "lmo", "lang": "Lombard", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "tór" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "German-Low-German", "masculine" ], "word": "Toorn" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Tuerm" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "kula", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "кула" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mg", "lang": "Malagasy", "sense": "structure", "word": "tilikambo" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "structure", "word": "menara" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "gōpuraṁ", "sense": "structure", "word": "ഗോപുരം" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "borġ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "torri" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "structure", "word": "pourewa" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "structure", "word": "pūhara" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "structure", "word": "pūwhara" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "manorā", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "मनोरा" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "bašńe", "sense": "structure", "word": "башне" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "camxag", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "цамхаг" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "mos", "lang": "Moore", "sense": "structure", "word": "gãosgo" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "structure", "word": "tlapilkoyan" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "stambha", "sense": "structure", "word": "स्तम्भ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "ṭāwar", "sense": "structure", "word": "टावर" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "se", "lang": "Northern Sami", "sense": "structure", "word": "toardna" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "tårn" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "synŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "сꙑнъ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "stlŭpŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "стлъпъ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "trěmŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "трѣмъ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "synŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Glagolitic", "masculine" ], "word": "ⱄⱏⰺⱀⱏ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "stlŭpŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Glagolitic", "masculine" ], "word": "ⱄⱅⰾⱏⱂⱏ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "trěmŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Glagolitic", "masculine" ], "word": "ⱅⱃⱑⰿⱏ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "orv", "lang": "Old East Slavic", "roman": "věža", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "вѣжа" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "orv", "lang": "Old East Slavic", "roman": "nyrŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "нꙑръ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "stīepel" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "pro", "lang": "Old Occitan", "sense": "structure", "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "roa-opt", "lang": "Old Portuguese", "sense": "structure", "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "os", "lang": "Ossetian", "roman": "mæsyg", "sense": "structure", "word": "мӕсыг" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "os", "lang": "Ossetian", "roman": "gænax", "sense": "structure", "word": "гӕнах" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "kulle", "sense": "structure", "word": "قله" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "burc", "sense": "structure", "word": "برج" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "borǰ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "برج" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "borj", "sense": "structure", "word": "برج" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "wieża" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "pl", "english": "fortified", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "baszta" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "structure", "word": "stołp (bergfried)" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "ṭāvar", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ਟਾਵਰ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ਬੁਰਜ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "structure", "word": "turri" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "turn" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tur" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bášnja", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ба́шня" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "výška", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "вы́шка" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "véža", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "archaic", "feminine" ], "word": "ве́жа" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "térem", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "те́рем" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "structure", "word": "olo" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sgs", "lang": "Samogitian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "buokšts" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "structure", "word": "tour" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tùr" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "то́рањ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "tóranj" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "turri" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "kuḷuṇa", "sense": "structure", "word": "කුළුණ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "veža" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "stolp" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "torm" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bašta" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "wěža" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "class-1", "class-2" ], "word": "mnara" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "structure", "word": "torn" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "structure", "word": "tore" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "word": "бурҷ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "manora", "sense": "structure", "word": "манора" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "kōpuram", "sense": "structure", "word": "கோபுரம்" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "manara", "sense": 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"structure", "word": "ཁང་པ་མཐོ་པོ་ཀྲོང་ཀྲོང" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ti", "lang": "Tigrinya", "roman": "ṣäblälä", "sense": "structure", "word": "ጸብለለ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ti", "lang": "Tigrinya", "roman": "gəmbi", "sense": "structure", "word": "ግምቢ" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "structure", "word": "kule" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "structure", "word": "minara" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "structure", "word": "wyşka" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "uga", "lang": "Ugaritic", "roman": "mgdl", "sense": "structure", "word": "𐎎𐎂𐎄𐎍" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "bášta", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ба́шта" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "véža", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ве́жа" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "výška", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ви́шка" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "térem", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "те́рем" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "ṭāvar", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ٹاور" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "برج" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 4", "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "mīnār", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "مینار" }, { "_dis1": "21 14 2 6 21 1 1 1 4 1 1 22 0 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tawer" }, { "depth": 1, "templates": [ { "args": { "1": "pa", "2": "ਟਾਵਰ", "bor": "1" }, "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਟਾਵਰ (ṭāvar)", "name": "desc" } ], "text": "→ Punjabi: ਟਾਵਰ (ṭāvar)" } ], "etymology_number": 1, "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "tour" }, "expansion": "Middle English tour", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "tur" }, "expansion": "tur", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "enm", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "tor", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "tūr" }, "expansion": "Old English tūr", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "tor", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "ang", "2": "torr" }, "expansion": "torr", "name": "m" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "tor" }, "expansion": "tor", "name": "l" }, { "args": { "1": "\"tower; rock\"; > English tor" }, "expansion": "(\"tower; rock\"; > English tor)", "name": "gloss" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "fro", "3": "tour" }, "expansion": "Old French 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"Iraqi Arabic", "roman": "burij", "sense": "structure", "word": "برج" }, { "code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torraza" }, { "code": "an", "lang": "Aragonese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "aštarak", "sense": "structure", "word": "աշտարակ" }, { "code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "sense": "structure", "word": "দুর্গ" }, { "code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "minar", "sense": "structure", "word": "মিনাৰ" }, { "code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "av", "lang": "Avar", "roman": "si", "sense": "structure", "word": "си" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "structure", "word": "qala" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "structure", "word": "qüllə" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "structure", "word": "bürc" }, { "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "structure", "word": "vışka" }, { "code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "manara", "sense": "structure", "word": "манара" }, { "code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "başnya", "sense": "structure", "word": "башня" }, { "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "structure", "word": "dorre" }, { "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "vjéža", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ве́жа" }, { "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "výška", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "вы́шка" }, { "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "cjéram", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "це́рам" }, { "code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "minar", "sense": "structure", "word": "মিনার" }, { "code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "buruj", "sense": "structure", "word": "বুরুজ" }, { "code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tour" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "kúla", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ку́ла" }, { "code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "rai:tuik", "sense": "structure", "word": "ရဲတိုက်" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "ce", "lang": "Chechen", "roman": "bˀov", "sense": "structure", "word": "бӏов" }, { "code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "equa", "sense": "structure", "word": "ᎡᏆ" }, { "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "taap³", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "code": "dng", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ta", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Dungan" ], "word": "та" }, { "code": "cdo", "lang": "Eastern Min Chinese", "roman": "ták", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "thap", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "塔" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔樓" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "tǎlóu", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔楼" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "tǎ", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "structure", "word": "樓閣" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "lóugé", "sense": "structure", "word": "楼阁" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "structure", "word": "樓臺" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "lóutái", "sense": "structure", "word": "楼台" }, { "code": "mnp", "lang": "Northern Min Chinese", "roman": "tă", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁷thaq", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "code": "syc", "lang": "Classical Syriac", "roman": "maḡdlā", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ܡܓܕܠܐ" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "věž" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "tårn" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "toren" }, { "code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "kevmar", "sense": "structure", "word": "кевмар" }, { "code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "palmańkudo", "sense": "structure", "word": "палманькудо" }, { "code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "śardak", "sense": "structure", "word": "сярдак" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "structure", "word": "turo" }, { "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "structure", "word": "torn" }, { "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "torn" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "structure", "word": "torni" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "tour" }, { "code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "tour" }, { "code": "fro", "lang": "Old French", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "tor" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "crochel" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "caramanchel" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ḳošḳi", "sense": "structure", "word": "კოშკი" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "godoli", "sense": "structure", "word": "გოდოლი" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Turm" }, { "code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Alemannic-German", "masculine" ], "word": "Durm" }, { "code": "bar", "lang": "Bavarian German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Tuam" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "pýrgos", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "πύργος" }, { "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "púrgos", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "πύργος" }, { "code": "gu", "lang": "Gujarati", "roman": "buraj", "sense": "structure", "word": "બુરજ" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "migdál", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "מִגְדָּל" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "ṭāvar", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "टावर" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "lāṭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "लाट" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "aṭārī", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "अटारी" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "बुर्ज" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "structure", "word": "torony" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "turn" }, { "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "structure", "word": "turmo" }, { "code": "ig", "lang": "Igbo", "sense": "structure", "word": "ulọ aja" }, { "code": "ig", "lang": "Igbo", "sense": "structure", "word": "ugẹle" }, { "code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "structure", "word": "torre" }, { "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "structure", "word": "menara" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "túr" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "alt": "とう", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tō", "sense": "structure", "word": "塔" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tawā", "sense": "structure", "word": "タワー" }, { "code": "jv", "lang": "Javanese", "sense": "structure", "word": "menara" 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"structure", "word": "ຫໍ" }, { "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "hǭ khǭy", "sense": "structure", "word": "ຫໍຄອຢ" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "turris" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tornis" }, { "code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "toeare" }, { "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "bokštas" }, { "code": "lmo", "lang": "Lombard", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "tór" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "German-Low-German", "masculine" ], "word": "Toorn" }, { "code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "Tuerm" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "kula", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "кула" }, { "code": "mg", "lang": "Malagasy", "sense": "structure", "word": "tilikambo" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "structure", "word": "menara" }, { "code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "gōpuraṁ", "sense": "structure", "word": "ഗോപുരം" }, { "code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "borġ" }, { "code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "torri" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "structure", "word": "pourewa" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "structure", "word": "pūhara" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "structure", "word": "pūwhara" }, { "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "manorā", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "मनोरा" }, { "code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "bašńe", "sense": "structure", "word": "башне" }, { "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "camxag", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "цамхаг" }, { "code": "mos", "lang": "Moore", "sense": "structure", "word": "gãosgo" }, { "code": "nah", "lang": "Nahuatl", "sense": "structure", "word": "tlapilkoyan" }, { "code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "stambha", "sense": "structure", "word": "स्तम्भ" }, { "code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "ṭāwar", "sense": "structure", "word": "टावर" }, { "code": "se", "lang": "Northern Sami", "sense": "structure", "word": "toardna" }, { "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "tårn" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "synŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "сꙑнъ" }, { "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "stlŭpŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "стлъпъ" }, { "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "trěmŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "трѣмъ" }, { "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "synŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Glagolitic", "masculine" ], "word": "ⱄⱏⰺⱀⱏ" }, { "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "stlŭpŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Glagolitic", "masculine" ], "word": "ⱄⱅⰾⱏⱂⱏ" }, { "code": "cu", "lang": "Church Slavic", "roman": "trěmŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Glagolitic", "masculine" ], "word": "ⱅⱃⱑⰿⱏ" }, { "code": "orv", "lang": "Old East Slavic", "roman": "věža", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "вѣжа" }, { "code": "orv", "lang": "Old East Slavic", "roman": "nyrŭ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "нꙑръ" }, { "code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "stīepel" }, { "code": "pro", "lang": "Old Occitan", "sense": "structure", "word": "torre" }, { "code": "roa-opt", "lang": "Old Portuguese", "sense": "structure", "word": "torre" }, { "code": "os", "lang": "Ossetian", "roman": "mæsyg", "sense": "structure", "word": "мӕсыг" }, { "code": "os", "lang": "Ossetian", "roman": "gænax", "sense": "structure", "word": "гӕнах" }, { "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "kulle", "sense": "structure", "word": "قله" }, { "code": "ota", "lang": "Ottoman Turkish", "roman": "burc", "sense": "structure", "word": "برج" }, { "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "borǰ", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "برج" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "borj", "sense": "structure", "word": "برج" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "wieża" }, { "code": "pl", "english": "fortified", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "baszta" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "structure", "word": "stołp (bergfried)" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "ṭāvar", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ਟਾਵਰ" }, { "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ਬੁਰਜ" }, { "code": "qu", "lang": "Quechua", "sense": "structure", "word": "turri" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "turn" }, { "code": "rm", "lang": "Romansch", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tur" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "bášnja", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ба́шня" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "výška", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "вы́шка" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "véža", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "archaic", "feminine" ], "word": "ве́жа" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "térem", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "те́рем" }, { "code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "structure", "word": "olo" }, { "code": "sgs", "lang": "Samogitian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "buokšts" }, { "code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "structure", "word": "tour" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tùr" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "то́рањ" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "tóranj" }, { "code": "scn", "lang": "Sicilian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "turri" }, { "code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "kuḷuṇa", "sense": "structure", "word": "කුළුණ" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "veža" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "stolp" }, { "code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "torm" }, { "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "bašta" }, { "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "wěža" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "class-1", "class-2" ], "word": "mnara" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "structure", "word": "torn" }, { "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "structure", "word": "tore" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "word": "бурҷ" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "manora", "sense": "structure", "word": "манора" }, { "code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "kōpuram", "sense": "structure", "word": "கோபுரம்" }, { "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "manara", "sense": "structure", "word": "манара" }, { "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "qalança", "sense": "structure", "word": "каланча" }, { "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "buruju", "sense": "structure", "word": "బురుజు" }, { "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "gōpuramu", "sense": "structure", "word": "గోపురము" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "hɔ̌ɔ", "sense": "structure", "word": "หอ" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "hɔ̌ɔ-kɔɔi", "sense": "structure", "word": "หอคอย" }, { "code": "bo", "lang": "Tibetan", "roman": "khang krong", "sense": "structure", "word": "ཁང་ཀྲོང" }, { "code": "bo", "lang": "Tibetan", "roman": "khang pa mtho po krong krong", "sense": "structure", "word": "ཁང་པ་མཐོ་པོ་ཀྲོང་ཀྲོང" }, { "code": "ti", "lang": "Tigrinya", "roman": "ṣäblälä", "sense": "structure", "word": "ጸብለለ" }, { "code": "ti", "lang": "Tigrinya", "roman": "gəmbi", "sense": "structure", "word": "ግምቢ" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "structure", "word": "kule" }, { "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "structure", "word": "minara" }, { "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "structure", "word": "wyşka" }, { "code": "uga", "lang": "Ugaritic", "roman": "mgdl", "sense": "structure", "word": "𐎎𐎂𐎄𐎍" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "bášta", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ба́шта" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "véža", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ве́жа" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "výška", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "ви́шка" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "térem", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "те́рем" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "ṭāvar", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ٹاور" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "برج" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "mīnār", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "مینار" }, { "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "munar", "sense": "structure", "word": "مۇنار" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "structure", "word": "minora" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "structure", "word": "burj" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "structure", "word": "bashnya" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "structure", "word": "vishka" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "structure", "word": "tháp" }, { "code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "tour" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "tŵr" }, { "code": "fy", "lang": "West Frisian", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "toer" }, { "code": "pnb", "lang": "Western Panjabi", "roman": "burj", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "برج" }, { "code": "pnb", "lang": "Western Panjabi", "sense": "structure", "word": "مینار" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "turem", "sense": "structure", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "טורעם" }, { "code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "structure", "word": "dap" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "(figuratively) any item that is higher than it is wide", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "torre" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "(figuratively) any item that is higher than it is wide", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "věž" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "(figuratively) any item that is higher than it is wide", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "tårn" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "(figuratively) any item that is higher than it is wide", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "toren" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "(figuratively) any item that is higher than it is 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