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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "lamentor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "comploro"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "mōteatea"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "uhunga"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "lamentar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "boci"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "deplânge"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "jelui"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oplákivatʹ",
"sense": "to wail over",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опла́кивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oplákatʹ",
"sense": "to wail over",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опла́кать"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "caoidh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "caoin"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "lamentar"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "kuombolezea"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "pälw-"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "tränk-"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "ağlamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "oplákuvaty",
"sense": "to wail over",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опла́кувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "oplákaty",
"sense": "to wail over",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опла́кати"
},
{
"code": "wyi",
"lang": "Woiwurrung",
"sense": "to wail over",
"word": "marroen"
}
],
"word": "bewail"
}
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