See macher on Wiktionary
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}
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"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine",
"person"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈma.xɛr/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-axɛr"
}
],
"word": "macher"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "szl",
"2": "de",
"3": "Macher"
},
"expansion": "Borrowed from German Macher",
"name": "bor+"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "macher"
},
"expansion": "Polish macher",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Borrowed from German Macher. Compare Polish macher.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m-pr"
},
"expansion": "macher m pers",
"name": "szl-noun"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"ma‧cher"
],
"lang": "Silesian",
"lang_code": "szl",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Silesian/axɛr",
"Rhymes:Silesian/axɛr/2 syllables",
"Silesian entries with incorrect language header",
"Silesian lemmas",
"Silesian masculine nouns",
"Silesian nouns",
"Silesian personal nouns",
"Silesian terms borrowed from German",
"Silesian terms derived from German",
"Silesian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"szl:Male people"
],
"glosses": [
"expert, professional"
],
"links": [
[
"expert",
"expert"
],
[
"professional",
"professional"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "fachmōn"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"person"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈma.xɛr/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-axɛr"
}
],
"word": "macher"
}
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