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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ryūsha",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "流砂"
},
{
"alt": "流砂",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yusa",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "유사"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "živ pesok",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "жив песок"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "ōi"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"Jersey",
"feminine"
],
"word": "mouoilliéthe"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kvikksand"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kvikksand"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kviksand"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "cwecesand"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sandġeweorp"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "sandrid"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "batak",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "باتاق"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mâsse bâdi",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "ماسه بادی"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Sauntloch"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kurzawka"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"nonvirile"
],
"word": "ruchome piaski"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "areia movediça"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zybúčije peskí",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "зыбу́чие пески́"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "živi pijesak"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "arenas movedizas"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kvicksand"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "kuminoy"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "doṅgayisuka",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "దొంగయిసుక"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "saai-dùut",
"sense": "type of sand",
"word": "ทรายดูด"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "traeth gwyllt"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "type of sand",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "traeth byw"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"quicksand"
],
"word": "quicksand"
}
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