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}
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}
Download raw JSONL data for -ay meaning in All languages combined (3.9kB)
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
"msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
"path": [
"-ay"
],
"section": "Tagalog",
"subsection": "suffix",
"title": "-ay",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
"msg": "unrecognized head form: proper noun-forming suffix",
"path": [
"-ay"
],
"section": "Tagalog",
"subsection": "suffix",
"title": "-ay",
"trace": ""
}
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