See nocturnal on Wiktionary
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nacht-"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nokta"
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"code": "fi",
"english": "former part of compound",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "yö-"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "yöllinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "öinen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"topics": [
"scientific",
"sciences"
],
"word": "nokturnaalinen"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nocturne"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "nocturno"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nachtaktiv"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nyktóvios",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "νυκτόβιος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "nukterinós",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "νυκτερινός"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "niśācar",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "निशाचर"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "éjjeli"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "noktala"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nocturne"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "notturno"
},
{
"alt": "やこう, yakō, やぎょう, yagyō",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "夜行"
},
{
"alt": "やこうせい",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakōsei",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "夜行性"
},
{
"alt": "夜行",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yahaeng",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "야행"
},
{
"alt": "夜行性",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yahaengseong",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "야행성"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "naksnīgs"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "ohopō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "moeao"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nihtlīċ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šabâne",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "شبانه"
},
{
"code": "pms",
"lang": "Piedmontese",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "noturn"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nocny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "noturno"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nočnój",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "ночно́й"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nocturno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "noctámbulo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "trasnochador"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "natt-"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nattaktiv"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "aktiv om natten"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "gececil"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "noktürnâl"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ničnýj",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "нічни́й"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nachtlik"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "primarily active during the night",
"word": "nacht-"
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "layliyy",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "لَيْلِيّ"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "načný",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "начны́"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nóšten",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "но́щен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nocturn"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yèjiān de",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "夜間的 /夜间的"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "noční"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nachtelijk"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nokta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nocturne"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nächtlich"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nychterinós",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "νυχτερινός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "nychtiátikos",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "νυχτιάτικος"
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{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "nukterinós",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "νυκτερινός"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "éjjeli"
},
{
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nocturne"
},
{
"alt": "よるの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yoru no",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "夜の"
},
{
"alt": "やかんの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakan no",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "夜間の"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bamui",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "밤의"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yaganui",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "야간의"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "naksnīgs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "noḱen",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "ноќен"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "tūāpō"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šabâne",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "شبانه"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nocny"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nočnój",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "ночно́й"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"tags": [
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"word": "но̀ћнӣ"
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{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"tags": [
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"word": "nòćnī"
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nočný"
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nočen"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nocturno"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "nattlig"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šabona",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "шабона"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "geceleyin olan"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "geceye ait"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ničnýj",
"sense": "taking place at night",
"word": "нічни́й"
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