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{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "have one's handful"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "handful"
},
"expansion": "Middle English handful",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "hondful"
},
"expansion": "hondful",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "handfull",
"t": "handful"
},
"expansion": "Old English handfull (“handful”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*handufullō"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *handufullō",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*handufulliz",
"t": "handful"
},
"expansion": "*handufulliz (“handful”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*handuz",
"t": "hand"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "*fullaz",
"t": "full"
},
"expansion": "*fullaz (“full”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "hand",
"3": "full",
"t2": "fullness, plenty"
},
"expansion": "hand + full (“fullness, plenty”)",
"name": "compound"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "hand",
"3": "-ful",
"pos": "noun"
},
"expansion": "hand + -ful",
"name": "af"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "stq",
"2": "Hondful",
"3": "",
"4": "handful"
},
"expansion": "Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "hânfol",
"3": "",
"4": "handful"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian hânfol (“handful”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "handvol",
"3": "",
"4": "handful"
},
"expansion": "Dutch handvol (“handful”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Handvoll",
"t": "handful"
},
"expansion": "German Handvoll (“handful”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "håndfuld",
"3": "",
"4": "handful"
},
"expansion": "Danish håndfuld (“handful”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "handfull",
"3": "",
"4": "handful"
},
"expansion": "Swedish handfull (“handful”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "handfylli",
"3": "",
"4": "handful"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic handfylli (“handful”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English handful, hondful, from Old English handfull (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handufullō, *handufulliz (“handful”), from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”) + *fullaz (“full”); equivalent to hand + full (“fullness, plenty”) or hand + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Hondful (“handful”), West Frisian hânfol (“handful”), Dutch handvol (“handful”), German Handvoll (“handful”), Danish håndfuld (“handful”), Swedish handfull (“handful”), Icelandic handfylli (“handful”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "handfuls",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "handsful",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "s",
"2": "handsful"
},
"expansion": "handful (plural handfuls or handsful)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "handgrip"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "handhold"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"The amount that a hand will grasp or contain."
],
"id": "en-handful-en-noun-fwLZ1j6J",
"links": [
[
"hand",
"hand"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "46 29 0 5 7 13",
"sense": "content of a hand",
"word": "fistful"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥafna",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "حَفْنَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "buṙ",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "բուռ"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mãnatã"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ovuc"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "us",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ус"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "žmjénja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жме́ня"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šepa",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "шепа"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "滿手"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mǎnshǒu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "满手"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrst"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "håndfuld"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "handvol"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "plenmano"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "manpleno"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "kourallinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poignée"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "manchea"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "presa"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "manda"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Handvoll"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gaufflete"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "choúfta",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "χούφτα"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dráx",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δράξ"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ẖófen",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חֹפֶן"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "marék"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "maréknyi"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "marok"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "maroknyi"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "manuedo"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "segenggam"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "pijo"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "crág"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lán glaice"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lán láimhe"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "manciata"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "pugno"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manipolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"alt": "ひとにぎり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hitonigiri",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "一握り"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"alt": "ひとつかみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hitotsukami",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "一掴み"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "uys",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "уыс"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "han jum",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "한 줌"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "sauve"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manipulus"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "pugillum"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "sauja"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "gŕst",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гр́ст"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "kutanga"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "kapuranga"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pouongnie"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "håndfull"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "garść"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punhado"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mancheia"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "q'api"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "pumn"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mănunchi"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gorstʹ",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "горсть"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prígoršnja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "при́горшня"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žménja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жме́ня"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "haundfu"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "luiffu"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "nievefu"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "làn cròige"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pregršt"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "yáup",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ယွပ်း"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrsť"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hŕstka"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gjarsć"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manojo"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puñado"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "näve"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "piḍikeḍu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "పిడికెడు"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yib mue diew",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "หยิบมือเดียว"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "bir avuç"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žménja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жме́ня"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "nắm"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "vốc"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dyrnaid"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llond llaw"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "zhmenye",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "זשמעניע"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8"
],
"word": "isandla"
},
{
"_dis1": "41 13 2 8 16 20",
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ukhweshe class 11/10"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "34 53 13 0 0 0",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Size",
"orig": "en:Size",
"parents": [
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A hand's breadth; four inches."
],
"id": "en-handful-en-noun-JMSFHJWM",
"links": [
[
"breadth",
"breadth"
],
[
"inch",
"inch"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "16 77 0 1 1 5",
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈhæn(d)fəl/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ænfʊl"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ændfʊl"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ænfəl"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ændfəl"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-handful.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/49/En-us-handful.ogg/En-us-handful.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/En-us-handful.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "content of a hand",
"word": "fistful"
},
{
"word": "handbreadth"
},
{
"word": "handsbreadth"
},
{
"tags": [
"archaic"
],
"word": "handfull"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḥafna",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "حَفْنَة"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "buṙ",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "բուռ"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mãnatã"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ovuc"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "us",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ус"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "žmjénja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жме́ня"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "šepa",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "шепа"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "滿手"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "mǎnshǒu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "满手"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrst"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "håndfuld"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "handvol"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "plenmano"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "manpleno"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "kourallinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poignée"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "manchea"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "presa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "manda"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Handvoll"
},
{
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German",
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gaufflete"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "choúfta",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "χούφτα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dráx",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δράξ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ẖófen",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "חֹפֶן"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "marék"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "maréknyi"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "marok"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "maroknyi"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "manuedo"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "segenggam"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "pijo"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "crág"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lán glaice"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "lán láimhe"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "manciata"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "pugno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manipolo"
},
{
"alt": "ひとにぎり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hitonigiri",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "一握り"
},
{
"alt": "ひとつかみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hitotsukami",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "一掴み"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "uys",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "уыс"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "han jum",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "한 줌"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "sauve"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manipulus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "pugillum"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "sauja"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "gŕst",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гр́ст"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "kutanga"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "kapuranga"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pouongnie"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "håndfull"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "garść"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punhado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mancheia"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "q'api"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "pumn"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mănunchi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gorstʹ",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "горсть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prígoršnja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "при́горшня"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žménja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жме́ня"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "haundfu"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "luiffu"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "nievefu"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "làn cròige"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pregršt"
},
{
"code": "shn",
"lang": "Shan",
"roman": "yáup",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ယွပ်း"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hrsť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hŕstka"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gjarsć"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "manojo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puñado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "näve"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "piḍikeḍu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "పిడికెడు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yib mue diew",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"idiomatic"
],
"word": "หยิบมือเดียว"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "bir avuç"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žménja",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "жме́ня"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "nắm"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "vốc"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dyrnaid"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "llond llaw"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "zhmenye",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "זשמעניע"
},
{
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"tags": [
"class-7",
"class-8"
],
"word": "isandla"
},
{
"code": "zu",
"lang": "Zulu",
"sense": "amount held in hand",
"word": "ukhweshe class 11/10"
},
{
"code": "ba",
"lang": "Bashkir",
"roman": "aya",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "ая"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pedja",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "педя"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "håndsbred"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "handbreed"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "handbreedte"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "manipule"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Handbreite"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "manipolo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "gruppetto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "pugno"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "gŕst",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гр́ст"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "palmo"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "cēreḍu",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "చేరెడు"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "breadth of hand",
"word": "karış"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "buṙ",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "բուռ"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grapat"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "少數"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǎoshù",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "少数"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "håndfuld"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "handvol"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "beetje"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "kourallinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poignée"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Handvoll"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "choúfta",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "χούφτα"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "segenggam"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "manciata"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pugno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "manipolo"
},
{
"alt": "しょうすう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shōsū",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "少数"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "gŕst",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "гр́ст"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pouongnie"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "håndfull"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "garść"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "garstka"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "punhado"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "górstka",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "го́рстка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "gorstʹ",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "горсть"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gjarsć"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gjarstka"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "puñado"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "handfull"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "small number",
"word": "bir avuç"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "small number",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "grop"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"word": "棘手事"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "handenbinder"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"word": "lastpost"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"word": "indisciplinato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"word": "irrequieto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"word": "birichino"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"word": "trudne do zniesienia"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "slandron"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "handled with difficulty",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "desvià"
}
],
"word": "handful"
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
"msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Zulu: 'ukhweshe class 11/10', originally 'ukhweshe class 11/10'",
"path": [
"handful"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "handful",
"trace": ""
}
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