See veļi on Wiktionary
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"word": "veļu māte"
},
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"word": "veļu mēnesis"
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"english": "the realm of the dead",
"text": "veļu valstība, valsts",
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},
{
"english": "cult of the dead",
"text": "veļu kults",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "time of the dead (time in October when the dead return to visit their descendants)",
"text": "veļu laiks",
"type": "example"
},
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"english": "to go to the dead (i.e., to die)",
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}
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{
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"4": "to die"
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