See maybe on Wiktionary
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"indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "لَعَلَّ" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "arz", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "yimkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Egyptian-Arabic" ], "word": "يمكن" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "acw", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "yimkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Hijazi-Arabic" ], "word": "يمكن" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "acw", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "balkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Hijazi-Arabic" ], "word": "بلكن" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ary", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "yimkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Moroccan-Arabic" ], "word": "يمكن" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "apc", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "yimkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "North-Levantine-Arabic" ], "word": "يمكن" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "apc", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "balki", "sense": "indicating a lack of 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"balki", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "South-Levantine-Arabic" ], "word": "بلكي" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "migucʻe", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "միգուցե" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quiciabes" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ast", "lang": "Asturian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quiciás" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "bəlkə" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "az", "lang": "Azerbaijani", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ola bilsin" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "bəlki", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "бәлки" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "mömkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мөмкин" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "ixtimal", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ихтимал" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "eu", "lang": "Basque", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "naski" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "móža bycʹ", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мо́жа быць" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mahčýma", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "магчы́ма" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "móža", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мо́жа" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mábycʹ", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ма́быць" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "be", "lang": "Belarusian", "roman": "mo", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "informal" ], "word": "мо" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "móže bi", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мо́же би" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "potser" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "csm", "lang": "Central Sierra Miwok", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mi·kán" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ce", "lang": "Chechen", "roman": "xila tarlo", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "хила тарло" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "aseyigi", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ᎠᏎᏱᎩ" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "asedv", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ᎠᏎᏛ" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "waak⁶ ze²", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "或者" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "jau⁵ ho² nang⁴", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "有可能" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "也許" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "yěxǔ", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "也许" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "或許" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huòxǔ", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "或许" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huòshì", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "或是" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěnéng", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "可能" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "martesen" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "asi" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "možná" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "måske" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "misschien" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "wellicht" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mogelijk" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mogelijkerwijs" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "eble" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "võib-olla" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "võibolla" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ehk" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "järsku" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "vahest" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "äkki" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kanska" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ehkä" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "jospa" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "peut-être" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "note": "+ indicative", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "peut-être que" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "with-subjunctive" ], "word": "il se peut que" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "cecais" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "se cadra" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quizaves" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "seica" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quizais" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ventieil'" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šesaʒlebelia", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "შესაძლებელია" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "šesaʒloa", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "შესაძლოა" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "vielleicht" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "möglicherweise" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "womöglich" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "ísos", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ίσως" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "grc", "lang": "Ancient Greek", "roman": "ísōs", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ἴσως" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "ulái", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "אוּלַי" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "yitakhén", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "יִתָּכֵן" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "śāyad", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "शायद" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "kadācit", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "कदाचित्" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "talán" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kannski" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kannske" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "máske" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "máski" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ef til vill" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsan" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "barangkali" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "is dócha" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "b'fhéidir" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forse" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "magari" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "chissà" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "alt": "たぶん", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tabun", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "多分" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "alt": "もしや", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "moshiya", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "若しや" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "...kamo shirenai", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "…かもしれない" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "deshō", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "…でしょう" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "kgp", "lang": "Kaingang", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "hẽn ri ke mũn" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "mümkın", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мүмкін" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "kix", "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "tèitsōu è" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "prɑɑhael", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ប្រហែល" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "ama", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "아마" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "amado", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "아마도" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "eojjeomyeon", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "어쩌면" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "renge", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ڕەنگە" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "lewaneye", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "لەوانەیە" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "belkî" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "balkim", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "балким" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "mümkün", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мүмкүн" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "bāng thī", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ບາງທີ" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ອາດຈະ" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fortasse" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsitan" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fors" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsit" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forte" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsan" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fortassis" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "varbūt" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "lij", "lang": "Ligurian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fòscia" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "gal" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "galbūt" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "agā" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "villicht" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Eastern", "Westphalian" ], "word": "viellichte" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Eastern", "Westphalian" ], "word": "villichte" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "možebi", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "можеби" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mungkin" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "barangkali" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsi" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "note": "before a verb or adjective", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "āwhai" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "note": "after a verb or adjective", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "pea" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kadācit", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "कदाचित" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "ala", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ала" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mfe", "lang": "Mauritian Creole", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "devet" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "xapy'a rei" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "magadgüj", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "магадгүй" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "daatsʼí" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "flicht" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kanskje" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kan hende" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "må hende" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kanskje" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kan henda" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": 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"lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "veleicht" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "może" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "być może" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "talvez" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "porventura" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quiçá" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "se calhar" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quem sabe" }, { "_dis1": "7 13 81", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", 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lack of certainty", "word": "b'fhéidir" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forse" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "magari" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "chissà" }, { "alt": "たぶん", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "tabun", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "多分" }, { "alt": "もしや", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "moshiya", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "若しや" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "...kamo shirenai", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "…かもしれない" }, { "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "deshō", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "…でしょう" }, { "code": "kgp", "lang": "Kaingang", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "hẽn ri ke mũn" }, { "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "mümkın", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мүмкін" }, { "code": "kix", "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "tèitsōu è" }, { "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "prɑɑhael", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ប្រហែល" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "ama", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "아마" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "amado", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "아마도" }, { "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "eojjeomyeon", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "어쩌면" }, { "code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "renge", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ڕەنگە" }, { "code": "ckb", "lang": "Central Kurdish", "roman": "lewaneye", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "لەوانەیە" }, { "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "belkî" }, { "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "balkim", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "балким" }, { "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "mümkün", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мүмкүн" }, { "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "bāng thī", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ບາງທີ" }, { "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "ʼāt cha", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ອາດຈະ" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fortasse" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsitan" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fors" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsit" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forte" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsan" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fortassis" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "varbūt" }, { "code": "lij", "lang": "Ligurian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "fòscia" }, { "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "gal" }, { "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "galbūt" }, { "code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "agā" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "villicht" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Eastern", "Westphalian" ], "word": "viellichte" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Eastern", "Westphalian" ], "word": "villichte" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "možebi", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "можеби" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mungkin" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "barangkali" }, { "code": "mt", "lang": "Maltese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "forsi" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "note": "before a verb or adjective", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "āwhai" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "note": "after a verb or adjective", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "pea" }, { "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "kadācit", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "कदाचित" }, { "code": "mhr", "lang": "Eastern Mari", "roman": "ala", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ала" }, { "code": "mfe", "lang": "Mauritian Creole", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "devet" }, { "code": "gun", "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "xapy'a rei" }, { "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "magadgüj", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "магадгүй" }, { "code": "nv", "lang": "Navajo", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "daatsʼí" }, { "code": "frr", "lang": "North Frisian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "flicht" }, { "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kanskje" }, { "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kan hende" }, { "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "må hende" }, { "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kanskje" }, { "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kan henda" }, { "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "må henda" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "benlèu" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "bensai" }, { "code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "iindog" }, { "code": "oj", "lang": "Ojibwe", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "maagizhaa" }, { "code": "ang", "lang": "Old English", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "wēnunga" }, { "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "šāyád", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "شايد" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "šâyad", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "شاید" }, { "code": "pdt", "lang": "Plautdietsch", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "veleicht" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "może" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "być może" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "talvez" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "porventura" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quiçá" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "se calhar" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quem sabe" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "possivelmente" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "poate" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "móžet bytʹ", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мо́жет быть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "vozmóžno", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "возмо́жно" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "navérnoje", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "наве́рное" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "note": "as a conjunction", "roman": "tó li", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "то́ ли" }, { "code": "sa", "lang": "Sanskrit", "roman": "syāt", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "स्यात्" }, { "code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mibbe" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "'s dòcha" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "'s mathaid" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "možno" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "azda" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "vari" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mogóče" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "mordà" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quizá" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "quizás" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "tal vez" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "acaso" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Argentina" ], "word": "capaz" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "Colombia" ], "word": "de pronto" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "igual" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kanske" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "möjligen" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "måhända" }, { "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "baka" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "šoyad", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "шояд" }, { "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "bälki", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "бәлки" }, { "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "mömkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мөмкин" }, { "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "ixtimal", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ихтимал" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "kong-jà", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "คงจะ" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "baang-tii", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "บางที" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "àat-jà", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "อาจจะ" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "olabilir" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "belki" }, { "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "belki" }, { "code": "uga", "lang": "Ugaritic", "roman": "mndʿ", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "𐎎𐎐𐎄𐎓" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "mábutʹ", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ма́буть" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "móže búty", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "мо́же бу́ти" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "možlývo", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "можли́во" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "móže", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "tags": [ "colloquial" ], "word": "мо́же" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "pévno", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "пе́вно" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "śāyad", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "شاید" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "ġāliban", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "غالباً" }, { "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "belki", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "بەلكى" }, { "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "mumkin", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "مۇمكىن" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "balki" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ehtimol" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "có lẽ" }, { "code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "motoit" }, { "code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "kécfeye" }, { "code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "putete" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "dichon" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "efallai" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "ella" }, { "code": "fy", "lang": "West Frisian", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "miskien" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "efsher", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "אפֿשר" }, { "code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "belki (diq)" }, { "code": "zza", "lang": "Zazaki", "sense": "indicating a lack of certainty", "word": "qay (diq)" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "rubbamā", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "رُبَّمَا" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "min al-mumkin", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "مِن اَلْمُمْكِن" }, { "code": "hy", "lang": "Armenian", "roman": "migucʻe", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "միգուցե" }, { "code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "bəlki", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "бәлки" }, { "code": "ba", "lang": "Bashkir", "roman": "ixtimal", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "ихтимал" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "也許" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "yěxǔ", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "也许" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "或許" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huòxǔ", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "或许" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "huòshì", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "或是" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "kěnéng", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "可能" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "možná" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "måske" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "misschien" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "het zou kunnen" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "mogelijk" }, { "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "kanska" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "voi olla" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "peut-être" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "c'est possible" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "poida" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "se cadra" }, { "code": "roa-gal", "lang": "Gallo", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "ventieil'" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "vielleicht" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "kann sein" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "gut möglich" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "ulái", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "אוּלַי" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "kannski" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "kannske" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": "máske" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "as a pro-sentence", "word": 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