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"lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "cho-mak-ke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做麼個 /做么个"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "mih-tāi", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "物代"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-sím-mi̍h", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為甚物 /為什物 /为什物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-siáⁿ-mih, ūi-siáⁿ-mi̍h, ūi-siáⁿ-mí", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為啥物 /为啥物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "sī-án-chóaⁿ, sī-án-nóa, sī-án-ná", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "是按怎"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "in-hô", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "因何"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishénme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為甚麼 /為什麼 /为什么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zěnme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "怎麼 /怎么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèihé", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["formal"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gànmá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["colloquial"], "word": "幹嗎 /幹嘛"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dialectal"], "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁵sa--thi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "啥體 /啥体"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁶we-sa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "ckt", "lang": "Chukchi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "иаʼм"}, {"code": "cv", "lang": "Chuvash", "roman": "mĕnš̬ĕn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мӗншӗн"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "въскѫѭ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hwȳ"}, {"code": "pag", "lang": "Pangasinan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "akin"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "čerâ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "چرا"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye či", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye če", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چه"}, {"code": "pjt", "lang": "Pitjantjatjara", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nyaaku"}, {"code": "pox", "lang": "Polabian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jocel"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "dlaczego"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "czemu"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "po co"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na co"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por que"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por quê"}, {"code": "rom", "lang": "Romani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sosθar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "de ce"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pentru ce"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "počemú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "почему́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "začém", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "заче́м"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otčevó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "отчего́"}, {"code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "'aiseā"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimarthaṃ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थं"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kuta", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "कुत"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimartham", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थम्"}, {"code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "why"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "carson"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "за̏што"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "zȁšto"}, {"code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "æyi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ඇයි"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prečo"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zakáj"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "neniŋ učun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нениҥ учун"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "ne kerek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не керек"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "kay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "кай"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sanede"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "fu san"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kwaje"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mbona"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "varför"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "ty", "lang": "Tahitian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "no te aha"}, {"code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "čaro", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаро"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ēṉ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ஏன்"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "etaṟku", "sense": "for what reason", 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{"code": "xcl", "lang": "Old Armenian", "roman": "zmē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "զմէ"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "kiy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কিয়"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "kelei", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেলেই"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "keloi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেলৈ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "lemā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܠܡܵܐ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "lmōn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܠܡܘܿܢ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "qāmōdī", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "qay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܩܲܝ"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niyə"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nə üçün"}, {"code": "bqi", "lang": "Bakhtiari", "roman": "sičē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "سیچی"}, {"code": "bqi", "lang": "Bakhtiari", "roman": "sičē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "سیچه"}, {"code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "ni ösön", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ни өсөн"}, {"code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "niñə", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ниңә"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zergatik"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "čamú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаму́"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "keno", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেন"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Daet"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakin"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Legazpi"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nata"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Naga"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "tano"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Partido"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hadaw"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perak"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zaštó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "защо́"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "bhahpraclui.", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ဘာဖြစ်လို့"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "per què"}, {"code": "ceb", "lang": "Cebuano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngano"}, {"code": "tzm", "lang": "Central Atlas Tamazight", "roman": "max", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ⵎⴰⵅ"}, {"code": "ce", "lang": "Chechen", "roman": "hunda", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "хӏунда"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "gadono", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ᎦᏙᏃ"}, {"code": "ny", "lang": "Chichewa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "chifukwa chiyani"}, {"code": "cic", "lang": "Chickasaw", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "katimi ta"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "dim² gaai²", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "點解 /点解"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "wai⁶ mat¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為乜 /为乜"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶ mat¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做乜"}, {"code": "yue", "english": "zou⁶ mat¹ je⁵", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做乜嘢"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶ me¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做咩"}, {"code": "dng", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "visa", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Dungan"], "word": "виса"}, {"code": "dng", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zahuey", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Dungan"], "word": "захуэй"}, {"code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "cho-mak-ke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做麼個 /做么个"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "mih-tāi", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "物代"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-sím-mi̍h", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為甚物 /為什物 /为什物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-siáⁿ-mih, ūi-siáⁿ-mi̍h, ūi-siáⁿ-mí", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為啥物 /为啥物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "sī-án-chóaⁿ, sī-án-nóa, sī-án-ná", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "是按怎"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "in-hô", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "因何"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishénme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為甚麼 /為什麼 /为什么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zěnme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "怎麼 /怎么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèihé", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["formal"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gànmá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["colloquial"], "word": "幹嗎 /幹嘛"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dialectal"], "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁵sa--thi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "啥體 /啥体"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁶we-sa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "ckt", "lang": "Chukchi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "иаʼм"}, {"code": "cv", "lang": "Chuvash", "roman": "mĕnš̬ĕn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мӗншӗн"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what 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"word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": 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"kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", 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"e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "въскѫѭ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hwȳ"}, {"code": "pag", "lang": "Pangasinan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "akin"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "čerâ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "چرا"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye či", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye če", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چه"}, {"code": "pjt", "lang": "Pitjantjatjara", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nyaaku"}, {"code": "pox", "lang": "Polabian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jocel"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "dlaczego"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "czemu"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "po co"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na co"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por que"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por quê"}, {"code": "rom", "lang": "Romani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sosθar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "de ce"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pentru ce"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "počemú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "почему́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "začém", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "заче́м"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otčevó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "отчего́"}, {"code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "'aiseā"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimarthaṃ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थं"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kuta", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "कुत"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimartham", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थम्"}, {"code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "why"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "carson"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "за̏што"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "zȁšto"}, {"code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "æyi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ඇයි"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prečo"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zakáj"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "neniŋ učun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нениҥ учун"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "ne kerek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не керек"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "kay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "кай"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sanede"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "fu san"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kwaje"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mbona"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "varför"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "ty", "lang": "Tahitian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "no te aha"}, {"code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "čaro", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаро"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ēṉ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ஏன்"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "etaṟku", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "எதற்கு"}, {"code": "shi", "lang": "Tashelhit", "roman": "max", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ⵎⴰⵅ"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "nigä", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нигә"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "nar ni öçen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нар ни өчен"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "niyä", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ния"}, {"code": "tsg", "lang": "Tausug", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mayta'"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "enduku", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ఎందుకు"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "tam-mai", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ทำไม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "chà-nǎi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ไฉน"}, {"code": "bo", "lang": "Tibetan", "roman": "ga re byas nas", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ག་རེ་བྱས་ནས"}, {"code": "tpi", "lang": "Tok Pisin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "watpo"}, {"code": "to", "lang": "Tongan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hā"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "neden"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niçin"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niye"}, {"code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "üçin"}, {"code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "näme üçin"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "çüge", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чүге"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "çop", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чоп"}, {"code": "uga", "lang": "Ugaritic", "roman": "lm", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐎍𐎎"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "čomú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чому́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "čom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чом"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "kyõ, kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیوں"}, {"code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "nëme üchün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "نېمە ئۈچۈن"}, {"code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nega"}, {"code": "vep", "lang": "Veps", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mihe"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sao"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "vì sao"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "tại sao"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kikodo"}, {"code": "vro", "lang": "Võro", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mille"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pocwè"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kay-ano"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pam"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "for what 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"היתּכן"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "zatshem", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "זאַטשעם"}, {"code": "yol", "lang": "Yola", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "farthoo"}, {"code": "yo", "lang": "Yoruba", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kilode"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çıra"}], "wikipedia": ["why"], "word": "why"}
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"lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "cho-mak-ke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做麼個 /做么个"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "mih-tāi", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "物代"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-sím-mi̍h", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為甚物 /為什物 /为什物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-siáⁿ-mih, ūi-siáⁿ-mi̍h, ūi-siáⁿ-mí", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為啥物 /为啥物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "sī-án-chóaⁿ, sī-án-nóa, sī-án-ná", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "是按怎"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "in-hô", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "因何"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishénme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為甚麼 /為什麼 /为什么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zěnme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "怎麼 /怎么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèihé", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["formal"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gànmá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["colloquial"], "word": "幹嗎 /幹嘛"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dialectal"], "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁵sa--thi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "啥體 /啥体"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁶we-sa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "ckt", "lang": "Chukchi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "иаʼм"}, {"code": "cv", "lang": "Chuvash", "roman": "mĕnš̬ĕn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мӗншӗн"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "въскѫѭ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hwȳ"}, {"code": "pag", "lang": "Pangasinan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "akin"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "čerâ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "چرا"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye či", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye če", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چه"}, {"code": "pjt", "lang": "Pitjantjatjara", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nyaaku"}, {"code": "pox", "lang": "Polabian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jocel"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "dlaczego"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "czemu"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "po co"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na co"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por que"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por quê"}, {"code": "rom", "lang": "Romani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sosθar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "de ce"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pentru ce"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "počemú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "почему́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "začém", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "заче́м"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otčevó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "отчего́"}, {"code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "'aiseā"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimarthaṃ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थं"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kuta", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "कुत"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimartham", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थम्"}, {"code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "why"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "carson"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "за̏што"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "zȁšto"}, {"code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "æyi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ඇයි"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prečo"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zakáj"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "neniŋ učun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нениҥ учун"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "ne kerek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не керек"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "kay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "кай"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sanede"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "fu san"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kwaje"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mbona"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "varför"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "ty", "lang": "Tahitian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "no te aha"}, {"code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "čaro", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаро"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ēṉ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ஏன்"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "etaṟku", "sense": "for what reason", 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{"code": "xcl", "lang": "Old Armenian", "roman": "zmē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "զմէ"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "kiy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কিয়"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "kelei", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেলেই"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "keloi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেলৈ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "lemā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܠܡܵܐ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "lmōn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܠܡܘܿܢ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "qāmōdī", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "qay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܩܲܝ"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niyə"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nə üçün"}, {"code": "bqi", "lang": "Bakhtiari", "roman": "sičē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "سیچی"}, {"code": "bqi", "lang": "Bakhtiari", "roman": "sičē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "سیچه"}, {"code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "ni ösön", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ни өсөн"}, {"code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "niñə", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ниңә"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zergatik"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "čamú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаму́"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "keno", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেন"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Daet"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakin"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Legazpi"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nata"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Naga"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "tano"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Partido"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hadaw"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perak"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zaštó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "защо́"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "bhahpraclui.", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ဘာဖြစ်လို့"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "per què"}, {"code": "ceb", "lang": "Cebuano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngano"}, {"code": "tzm", "lang": "Central Atlas Tamazight", "roman": "max", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ⵎⴰⵅ"}, {"code": "ce", "lang": "Chechen", "roman": "hunda", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "хӏунда"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "gadono", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ᎦᏙᏃ"}, {"code": "ny", "lang": "Chichewa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "chifukwa chiyani"}, {"code": "cic", "lang": "Chickasaw", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "katimi ta"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "dim² gaai²", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "點解 /点解"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "wai⁶ mat¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為乜 /为乜"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶ mat¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做乜"}, {"code": "yue", "english": "zou⁶ mat¹ je⁵", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做乜嘢"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶ me¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做咩"}, {"code": "dng", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "visa", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Dungan"], "word": "виса"}, {"code": "dng", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zahuey", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Dungan"], "word": "захуэй"}, {"code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "cho-mak-ke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做麼個 /做么个"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "mih-tāi", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "物代"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-sím-mi̍h", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為甚物 /為什物 /为什物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-siáⁿ-mih, ūi-siáⁿ-mi̍h, ūi-siáⁿ-mí", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為啥物 /为啥物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "sī-án-chóaⁿ, sī-án-nóa, sī-án-ná", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "是按怎"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "in-hô", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "因何"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishénme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為甚麼 /為什麼 /为什么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zěnme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "怎麼 /怎么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèihé", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["formal"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gànmá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["colloquial"], "word": "幹嗎 /幹嘛"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dialectal"], "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁵sa--thi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "啥體 /啥体"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁶we-sa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "ckt", "lang": "Chukchi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "иаʼм"}, {"code": "cv", "lang": "Chuvash", "roman": "mĕnš̬ĕn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мӗншӗн"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what 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"word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": 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"kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", 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"e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "въскѫѭ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hwȳ"}, {"code": "pag", "lang": "Pangasinan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "akin"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "čerâ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "چرا"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye či", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye če", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چه"}, {"code": "pjt", "lang": "Pitjantjatjara", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nyaaku"}, {"code": "pox", "lang": "Polabian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jocel"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "dlaczego"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "czemu"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "po co"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na co"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por que"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por quê"}, {"code": "rom", "lang": "Romani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sosθar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "de ce"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pentru ce"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "počemú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "почему́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "začém", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "заче́м"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otčevó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "отчего́"}, {"code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "'aiseā"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimarthaṃ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थं"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kuta", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "कुत"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimartham", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थम्"}, {"code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "why"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "carson"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "за̏што"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "zȁšto"}, {"code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "æyi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ඇයි"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prečo"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zakáj"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "neniŋ učun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нениҥ учун"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "ne kerek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не керек"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "kay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "кай"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sanede"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "fu san"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kwaje"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mbona"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "varför"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "ty", "lang": "Tahitian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "no te aha"}, {"code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "čaro", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаро"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ēṉ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ஏன்"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "etaṟku", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "எதற்கு"}, {"code": "shi", "lang": "Tashelhit", "roman": "max", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ⵎⴰⵅ"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "nigä", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нигә"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "nar ni öçen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нар ни өчен"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "niyä", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ния"}, {"code": "tsg", "lang": "Tausug", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mayta'"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "enduku", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ఎందుకు"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "tam-mai", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ทำไม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "chà-nǎi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ไฉน"}, {"code": "bo", "lang": "Tibetan", "roman": "ga re byas nas", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ག་རེ་བྱས་ནས"}, {"code": "tpi", "lang": "Tok Pisin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "watpo"}, {"code": "to", "lang": "Tongan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hā"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "neden"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niçin"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niye"}, {"code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "üçin"}, {"code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "näme üçin"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "çüge", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чүге"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "çop", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чоп"}, {"code": "uga", "lang": "Ugaritic", "roman": "lm", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐎍𐎎"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "čomú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чому́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "čom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чом"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "kyõ, kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیوں"}, {"code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "nëme üchün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "نېمە ئۈچۈن"}, {"code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nega"}, {"code": "vep", "lang": "Veps", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mihe"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sao"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "vì sao"}, {"code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "tại sao"}, {"code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kikodo"}, {"code": "vro", "lang": "Võro", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mille"}, {"code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pocwè"}, {"code": "war", "lang": "Waray-Waray", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kay-ano"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pam"}, {"code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["literary"], "word": "paham"}, {"code": "fy", "lang": "West Frisian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wêrom"}, {"code": "wuh", "lang": "Wutunhua", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mashema"}, {"code": "yka", "lang": "Yakan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "we'ey"}, {"code": "sah", "lang": "Yakut", "roman": "toğo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "тоҕо"}, {"code": "sah", "lang": "Yakut", "roman": "tuoqtan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "туохтан"}, {"code": "sah", "lang": "Yakut", "roman": "tuoq ihin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "туох иһин"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "lemay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "למאַי"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "farvos", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "פֿאַרוואָס"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "varum", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "וואַרום"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "hayitokhn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "היתּכן"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "zatshem", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "זאַטשעם"}, {"code": "yol", "lang": "Yola", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "farthoo"}, {"code": "yo", "lang": "Yoruba", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kilode"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çıra"}], "wikipedia": ["why"], "word": "why"}
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"lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "cho-mak-ke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做麼個 /做么个"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "mih-tāi", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "物代"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-sím-mi̍h", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為甚物 /為什物 /为什物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-siáⁿ-mih, ūi-siáⁿ-mi̍h, ūi-siáⁿ-mí", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為啥物 /为啥物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "sī-án-chóaⁿ, sī-án-nóa, sī-án-ná", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "是按怎"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "in-hô", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "因何"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishénme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為甚麼 /為什麼 /为什么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zěnme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "怎麼 /怎么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèihé", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["formal"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gànmá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["colloquial"], "word": "幹嗎 /幹嘛"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dialectal"], "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁵sa--thi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "啥體 /啥体"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁶we-sa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "ckt", "lang": "Chukchi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "иаʼм"}, {"code": "cv", "lang": "Chuvash", "roman": "mĕnš̬ĕn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мӗншӗн"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "въскѫѭ"}, {"code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hwȳ"}, {"code": "pag", "lang": "Pangasinan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "akin"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "čerâ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "چرا"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye či", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چی"}, {"code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "barâye če", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "برای چه"}, {"code": "pjt", "lang": "Pitjantjatjara", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nyaaku"}, {"code": "pox", "lang": "Polabian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jocel"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "dlaczego"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "czemu"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "po co"}, {"code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na co"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por que"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por quê"}, {"code": "rom", "lang": "Romani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sosθar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "de ce"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pentru ce"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "počemú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "почему́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "začém", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "заче́м"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otčevó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "отчего́"}, {"code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "'aiseā"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimarthaṃ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थं"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kuta", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "कुत"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimartham", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थम्"}, {"code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "why"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "carson"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "за̏што"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "zȁšto"}, {"code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "æyi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ඇයි"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prečo"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zakáj"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "neniŋ učun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нениҥ учун"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "ne kerek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не керек"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "kay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "кай"}, {"code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sanede"}, {"code": "srn", "lang": "Sranan Tongo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "fu san"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kwaje"}, {"code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mbona"}, {"code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "varför"}, {"code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "ty", "lang": "Tahitian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "no te aha"}, {"code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "čaro", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаро"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "ēṉ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ஏன்"}, {"code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "etaṟku", "sense": "for what reason", 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{"code": "xcl", "lang": "Old Armenian", "roman": "zmē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "զմէ"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "kiy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কিয়"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "kelei", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেলেই"}, {"code": "as", "lang": "Assamese", "roman": "keloi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেলৈ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "lemā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܠܡܵܐ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "lmōn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܠܡܘܿܢ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "qāmōdī", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܩܵܡܘܿܕܝܼ"}, {"code": "aii", "lang": "Assyrian Neo-Aramaic", "roman": "qay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ܩܲܝ"}, {"code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niyə"}, {"code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nə üçün"}, {"code": "bqi", "lang": "Bakhtiari", "roman": "sičē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "سیچی"}, {"code": "bqi", "lang": "Bakhtiari", "roman": "sičē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "سیچه"}, {"code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "ni ösön", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ни өсөн"}, {"code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "niñə", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ниңә"}, {"code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zergatik"}, {"code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "čamú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чаму́"}, {"code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "keno", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "কেন"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Daet"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakin"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Legazpi"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nata"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Naga"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "tano"}, {"code": "bcl", "lang": "Bikol Central", "raw_tags": ["Bikol Partido"], "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hadaw"}, {"code": "br", "lang": "Breton", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perak"}, {"code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "zaštó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "защо́"}, {"code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "bhahpraclui.", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ဘာဖြစ်လို့"}, {"code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "per què"}, {"code": "ceb", "lang": "Cebuano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngano"}, {"code": "tzm", "lang": "Central Atlas Tamazight", "roman": "max", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ⵎⴰⵅ"}, {"code": "ce", "lang": "Chechen", "roman": "hunda", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "хӏунда"}, {"code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "gadono", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ᎦᏙᏃ"}, {"code": "ny", "lang": "Chichewa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "chifukwa chiyani"}, {"code": "cic", "lang": "Chickasaw", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "katimi ta"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "dim² gaai²", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "點解 /点解"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "wai⁶ mat¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為乜 /为乜"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶ mat¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做乜"}, {"code": "yue", "english": "zou⁶ mat¹ je⁵", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做乜嘢"}, {"code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "zou⁶ me¹", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做咩"}, {"code": "dng", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "visa", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Dungan"], "word": "виса"}, {"code": "dng", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zahuey", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Dungan"], "word": "захуэй"}, {"code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "cho-mak-ke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "做麼個 /做么个"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "mih-tāi", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "物代"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-sím-mi̍h", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為甚物 /為什物 /为什物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "ūi-siáⁿ-mih, ūi-siáⁿ-mi̍h, ūi-siáⁿ-mí", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為啥物 /为啥物"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "sī-án-chóaⁿ, sī-án-nóa, sī-án-ná", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "是按怎"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "in-hô", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "因何"}, {"code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Hokkien"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishénme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為甚麼 /為什麼 /为什么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "zěnme", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "怎麼 /怎么"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèihé", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["formal"], "word": "為何 /为何"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "gànmá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["colloquial"], "word": "幹嗎 /幹嘛"}, {"code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "wèishá", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dialectal"], "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁵sa--thi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "啥體 /啥体"}, {"code": "wuu", "lang": "Wu Chinese", "roman": "⁶we-sa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "為啥 /为啥"}, {"code": "ckt", "lang": "Chukchi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "иаʼм"}, {"code": "cv", "lang": "Chuvash", "roman": "mĕnš̬ĕn", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мӗншӗн"}, {"code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کیٛازِ"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", "roman": "kyāzi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्याज़ि"}, {"code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kjh", "lang": "Khakas", "roman": "noğa", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ноға"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼaʼvəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអ្វី"}, {"code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "haet ʼəy", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ហេតុអី"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩkĩ"}, {"code": "ki", "lang": "Kikuyu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "nĩ ũndũ kĩ"}, {"code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "wae", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "왜"}, {"code": "kri", "lang": "Krio", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wetin mek"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what 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"word": "prag"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne içün"}, {"code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ne sebepten"}, {"code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "proč"}, {"code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "dcc", "lang": "Deccani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "کئیکو"}, {"code": "dv", "lang": "Dhivehi", "roman": "kīvve", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ކީއްވެ"}, {"code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "waarom"}, {"code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "molan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "молан"}, {"code": "egy", "lang": "Egyptian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ḥr zj jšst"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "meks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mezeks", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мезекс"}, {"code": "myv", "lang": "Erzya", "roman": "mejs", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мейс"}, {"code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kial"}, {"code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hví"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miksi"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mitä varten"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä tähden"}, {"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minkä vuoksi"}, {"code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pourquoi"}, {"code": "frm", "lang": "Middle French", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parquoy"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por qué"}, {"code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": 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"kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", 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"e logo"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "raṭom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რატომ"}, {"code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "ristvis", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "რისთვის"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "warum"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wieso"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weshalb"}, {"code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "weswegen"}, {"code": "got", "lang": "Gothic", "roman": "duƕē", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐌳𐌿𐍈𐌴"}, {"code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "giatí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "γιατί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "τί"}, {"code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "dià tí", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "διὰ τί"}, {"code": "kl", "lang": "Greenlandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sooq"}, {"code": "haw", "lang": "Hawaiian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aha"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָּה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "láma", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "לָמָה"}, {"code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "madúa’", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "מַדּוּעַ"}, {"code": "hil", "lang": "Hiligaynon", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngaa"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyõ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यों"}, {"code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kyū̃", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "क्यूँ"}, {"code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miért"}, {"code": "ibg", "lang": "Ibanag", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngatta"}, {"code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "af hverju"}, {"code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pro quo"}, {"code": "ilo", "lang": "Ilocano", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apay"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "miks"}, {"code": "izh", "lang": "Ingrian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "minen peräst"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cad chuige"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cén fáth"}, {"code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "canathaobh"}, {"code": "sga", "lang": "Old Irish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cid ara"}, {"code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perché"}, {"code": "jam", "lang": "Jamaican Creole", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "wa mek"}, {"alt": "なぜ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naze", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "何故"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "nande", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "なんで"}, {"code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "dōshite", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "どうして"}, {"alt": "なにゆえ", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "naniyue", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["dated"], "word": "何故"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "ēke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಏಕೆ"}, {"code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "yāke", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ಯಾಕೆ"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bakit"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "obat"}, {"code": "pam", "lang": "Kapampangan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ot"}, {"code": "krc", "lang": "Karachay-Balkar", "roman": "nek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нек"}, {"code": "ks", "lang": "Kashmiri", 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"kum", "lang": "Kumyk", "roman": "ne uçun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не учун"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "bo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "بۆ"}, {"code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "leber çî", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "لەبەر چی"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çima"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çira"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "bo çi"}, {"code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ji ber çi"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emne ücün", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмне үчүн"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "nege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "неге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emnege", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеге"}, {"code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "emneden", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "эмнеден"}, {"code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "pen nyang", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ເປັນຫຍັງ"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "parkū"}, {"code": "ltg", "lang": "Latgalian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "deļkuo"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cūr"}, {"code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "quārē"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kāpēc"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kādēļ"}, {"code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kālab"}, {"code": "clt", "lang": "Lautu Chin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "khaanakaw"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "boerum"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "veurwat"}, {"code": "li", "lang": "Limburgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "woerum"}, {"code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kodėl"}, {"code": "lb", "lang": "Luxembourgish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "firwat"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "qui-foi"}, {"code": "mzs", "lang": "Macanese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "cuza"}, {"code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "zošto", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "зошто"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mengapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kenapa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kena apa"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa kena"}, {"code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "apa pasal"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "roman": "entukoṇṭŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തുകൊണ്ട്"}, {"code": "ml", "lang": "Malayalam", "note": "for what purpose?", "roman": "entinŭ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "എന്തിന്"}, {"code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "għaliex"}, {"code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "na te aha"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngin"}, {"code": "mrw", "lang": "Maranao", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ngkaino"}, {"code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kā", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "का"}, {"code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mba'e re"}, {"code": "mdf", "lang": "Moksha", "roman": "mes", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "мес"}, {"code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "jaagaad", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "яагаад"}, {"code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "haʼátʼíísh biniinaa"}, {"code": "nap", "lang": "Neapolitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pecché"}, {"code": "ne", "lang": "Nepali", "roman": "kina", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किन"}, {"code": "nrf", "lang": "Norman", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Guernsey"], "word": "pourtchi"}, {"code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hvorfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "korfor"}, {"code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kvifor"}, {"code": "ngh", "lang": "Nǀuu", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "jhisixe"}, {"code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "perqué"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniish"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aaniin"}, {"code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "aanishwin"}, {"code": "cu", "lang": "Old Church Slavonic", "roman": "vŭskǫjǫ", "sense": "for what 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"pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por que"}, {"code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "por quê"}, {"code": "rom", "lang": "Romani", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "sosθar"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "de ce"}, {"code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "pentru ce"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "počemú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "почему́"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "začém", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "заче́м"}, {"code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "otčevó", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "отчего́"}, {"code": "sm", "lang": "Samoan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "'aiseā"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimarthaṃ", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थं"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kuta", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "कुत"}, {"code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "kimartham", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "किमर्थम्"}, {"code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "why"}, {"code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "carson"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Cyrillic"], "word": "за̏што"}, {"code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "for what reason", "tags": ["Roman"], "word": "zȁšto"}, {"code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "æyi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ඇයි"}, {"code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "prečo"}, {"code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "zakáj"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "neniŋ učun", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нениҥ учун"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern Altai", "roman": "ne kerek", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "не керек"}, {"code": "alt", "lang": "Southern 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"word": "எதற்கு"}, {"code": "shi", "lang": "Tashelhit", "roman": "max", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ⵎⴰⵅ"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "nigä", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нигә"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "nar ni öçen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "нар ни өчен"}, {"code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "niyä", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ния"}, {"code": "tsg", "lang": "Tausug", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "mayta'"}, {"code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "enduku", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ఎందుకు"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "tam-mai", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ทำไม"}, {"code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "chà-nǎi", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ไฉน"}, {"code": "bo", "lang": "Tibetan", "roman": "ga re byas nas", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "ག་རེ་བྱས་ནས"}, {"code": "tpi", "lang": "Tok Pisin", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "watpo"}, {"code": "to", "lang": "Tongan", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "hā"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "neden"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niçin"}, {"code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "niye"}, {"code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "üçin"}, {"code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "näme üçin"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "çüge", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чүге"}, {"code": "tyv", "lang": "Tuvan", "roman": "çop", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чоп"}, {"code": "uga", "lang": "Ugaritic", "roman": "lm", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "𐎍𐎎"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "čomú", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чому́"}, {"code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "čom", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "чом"}, {"code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "kyõ, kyū̃", "sense": "for 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"היתּכן"}, {"code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "zatshem", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "זאַטשעם"}, {"code": "yol", "lang": "Yola", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "farthoo"}, {"code": "yo", "lang": "Yoruba", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "kilode"}, {"code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "for what reason", "word": "çıra"}], "wikipedia": ["why"], "word": "why"}
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