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"word": "hasi"
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "আরম্ভ করা"
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"lang": "Burmese",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "စ"
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "començar"
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"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniciar"
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"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "sugod"
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"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "alenvdi",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ᎠᎴᏅᏗ"
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"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "hoi¹ ci²",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "開始 /开始"
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"roman": "kāishǐ",
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "nizuor"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "begynde"
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "beginnen"
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"word": "komenci"
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
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"word": "eki"
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hakkama"
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "alustama"
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"code": "fo",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "byrja"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "aloittaa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "commencer"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "démarrer"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "se mettre"
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"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "començâ"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "comezar"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "comenzar"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "empezar"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniciar"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "daic̣q̇eba",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "დაიწყება"
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{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ic̣q̇eba",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "იწყება"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "anfangen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "beginnen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "starten"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "anheben"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "duginnan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "𐌳𐌿𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "dustōdjan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "𐌳𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "archízo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "αρχίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "árkhomai",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"with-genitive"
],
"word": "ἄρχομαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ha",
"lang": "Hausa",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "fāra"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkhíl",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "הִתְחִיל"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "hil",
"lang": "Hiligaynon",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "sugod"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śurū karnā",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"word": "शुरू करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śurū honā",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"word": "शुरू होना"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "kezd"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "elkezd"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "megkezd"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "byrja"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hefjast"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "komencar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "mulai"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "alkaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "noissa"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "käyvvä"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "lähtiä"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "aluttaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "täytyä"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ruveta"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "comenciar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniciar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "tosaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "cominciare"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniziare"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"alt": "はじめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hajimeru",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"word": "始める"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"alt": "かいしする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaishi suru",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "開始する"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"alt": "はじまる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hajimaru",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"word": "始まる"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "bastau",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "бастау"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cap phdaəm",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ចាប់ផ្ដើម"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "phdaəm",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ផ្ដើម"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cap",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ចាប់"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sijakhada",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "시작하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gaesihada",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "개시하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "dest pê kirin"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "baştoo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "баштоо"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lœ̄m",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ເລີ່ມ"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "lo",
"english": "tang ton",
"lang": "Lao",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ຕັ້ງຕົ້ນ"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "incipiō"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ordior"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "initiō"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "committō"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ineō"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "sākt"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "pradėti"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "lut",
"lang": "Lushootseed",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ʔil"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ufänken"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "započnuva",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "започнува"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "započne",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "започне"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "počnuva",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "почнува"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "počne",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "почне"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "mula"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tuṭaṅṅuka",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "തുടങ്ങുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "ārambhikkuka",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ആരംഭിക്കുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "beda"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "deribumbi",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ᡩᡝᡵᡳᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "fukjilembi",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ᡶᡠᡴᠵᡳᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"english": "a song or chant",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hāpai"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hoto"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"english": "a speech",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "whakataki"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "huataki"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hīmata"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "tīmata"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "surū karṇe",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "सुरू करणे"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "tüŋalaš",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "тӱҥалаш"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "exlex",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "эхлэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "cumenzà"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Guernsey"
],
"word": "c'menchier"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Jersey"
],
"word": "c'menchi"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Hallig"
],
"word": "öönfange"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "begynne"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "børje"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "innlede"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "begynna"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "byrja"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "innleia"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "començar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "entamenar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "maajii-"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "fro",
"lang": "Old French",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "comencier"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "biginnan"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "andginnan"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "eegaluu"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "jalqabuu"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "šoro' kawəl",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "شروع کول"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "payl kawəl",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "پيل کول"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âġâz kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "آغاز کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šoru' kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "شروع کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaczynać"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective",
"transitive"
],
"word": "zacząć"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaczynać się"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"perfective"
],
"word": "zacząć się"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "começar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniciar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "qallay"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "qallariy"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "a începe"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun"
],
"word": "entschaiver"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Sursilvan"
],
"word": "entscheiver"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Surmiran",
"Sutsilvan"
],
"word": "antschever"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun"
],
"word": "cumenzar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Surmiran"
],
"word": "scumanzar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Puter",
"Vallander"
],
"word": "cumanzer"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun",
"Sursilvan",
"Sutsilvan",
"Vallander"
],
"word": "iniziar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Puter",
"Surmiran"
],
"word": "inizier"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načinátʹ",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "начина́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načátʹ",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective",
"transitive"
],
"word": "нача́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načinátʹsja",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "начина́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načátʹsja",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"perfective"
],
"word": "нача́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 15",
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "ehop’",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, begin (intransitive)",
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"sense": "to start, begin (intransitive)",
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"roman": "surū hoṇe",
"sense": "to start, begin (intransitive)",
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to start, begin (intransitive)",
"word": "alborear"
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"_dis1": "84 16",
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"roman": "toṭaṅku",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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{
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"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "tosaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "cominciare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniziare"
},
{
"alt": "はじめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hajimeru",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"word": "始める"
},
{
"alt": "かいしする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaishi suru",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "開始する"
},
{
"alt": "はじまる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hajimaru",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"word": "始まる"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "bastau",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "бастау"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cap phdaəm",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ចាប់ផ្ដើម"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "phdaəm",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ផ្ដើម"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cap",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ចាប់"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "sijakhada",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "시작하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gaesihada",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "개시하다"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "dest pê kirin"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "baştoo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "баштоо"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lœ̄m",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ເລີ່ມ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"english": "tang ton",
"lang": "Lao",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ຕັ້ງຕົ້ນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "incipiō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ordior"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "initiō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "committō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ineō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "sākt"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "pradėti"
},
{
"code": "lut",
"lang": "Lushootseed",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ʔil"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ufänken"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "započnuva",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "започнува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "započne",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "започне"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "počnuva",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "почнува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "počne",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "почне"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "mula"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tuṭaṅṅuka",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "തുടങ്ങുക"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "ārambhikkuka",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ആരംഭിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "beda"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "deribumbi",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ᡩᡝᡵᡳᠪᡠᠮᠪᡳ"
},
{
"code": "mnc",
"lang": "Manchu",
"roman": "fukjilembi",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ᡶᡠᡴᠵᡳᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "a song or chant",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hāpai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hoto"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"english": "a speech",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "whakataki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "huataki"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "hīmata"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "tīmata"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "surū karṇe",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "सुरू करणे"
},
{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "tüŋalaš",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "тӱҥалаш"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "exlex",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "эхлэх"
},
{
"code": "nap",
"lang": "Neapolitan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "cumenzà"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Guernsey"
],
"word": "c'menchier"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Jersey"
],
"word": "c'menchi"
},
{
"code": "frr",
"lang": "North Frisian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Hallig"
],
"word": "öönfange"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "begynne"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "børje"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "innlede"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "begynna"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "byrja"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "innleia"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "començar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "entamenar"
},
{
"code": "oj",
"lang": "Ojibwe",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "maajii-"
},
{
"code": "fro",
"lang": "Old French",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "comencier"
},
{
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "biginnan"
},
{
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "andginnan"
},
{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "eegaluu"
},
{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "jalqabuu"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "šoro' kawəl",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "شروع کول"
},
{
"code": "ps",
"lang": "Pashto",
"roman": "payl kawəl",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "پيل کول"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "âġâz kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "آغاز کردن"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šoru' kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "شروع کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaczynać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective",
"transitive"
],
"word": "zacząć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zaczynać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"perfective"
],
"word": "zacząć się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "começar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniciar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "qallay"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "qallariy"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "a începe"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun"
],
"word": "entschaiver"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Sursilvan"
],
"word": "entscheiver"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Surmiran",
"Sutsilvan"
],
"word": "antschever"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun"
],
"word": "cumenzar"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Surmiran"
],
"word": "scumanzar"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Puter",
"Vallander"
],
"word": "cumanzer"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Rumantsch-Grischun",
"Sursilvan",
"Sutsilvan",
"Vallander"
],
"word": "iniziar"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Puter",
"Surmiran"
],
"word": "inizier"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načinátʹ",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "начина́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načátʹ",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective",
"transitive"
],
"word": "нача́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načinátʹsja",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "начина́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "načátʹsja",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"intransitive",
"perfective"
],
"word": "нача́ться"
},
{
"code": "sat",
"lang": "Santali",
"roman": "ehop’",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ᱮᱦᱳᱵ"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "по̀чињати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "по̀че̄ти"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pòčinjati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "pòčēti"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "accuminzari"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "cuminzari"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "accuminciari"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "cuminciari"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"roman": "ārambha karanawā",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ආරම්භ කරනවා"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "začínať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "začať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "začenjati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "začeti"
},
{
"code": "alt",
"lang": "Southern Altai",
"roman": "baštaar",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "баштаар"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "comenzar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "iniciar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "empezar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "principiar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "encentar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "decentar"
},
{
"code": "srn",
"lang": "Sranan Tongo",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "bigin"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "kuanza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "börja"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "begynna"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "inleda"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "påbörja"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "magumpisa"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "mag-umpisa"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "umpisahan"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "magsimula"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "simulan"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šuru kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "шуру кардан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šuru' kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "шуруъ кардан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "oġoz kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "оғоз кардан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "sar kardan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "сар кардан"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "toṭaṅku",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "தொடங்கு"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "ārampi",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "ஆரம்பி"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "puṟappaṭu",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "புறப்படு"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kiḷampu",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "கிளம்பு"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "başlarga",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "башларга"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "rə̂əm",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "เริ่ม"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "rə̂əm-dtôn",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "เริ่มต้น"
},
{
"code": "toi",
"lang": "Tonga (Zambia)",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "talika"
},
{
"code": "to",
"lang": "Tongan",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "kamata"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "başlamak"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
"word": "başlamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "počynáty",
"sense": "to start, to initiate (transitive)",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-24 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-20 using wiktextract (074e7de and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.