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Noun [English]

Forms: vowel harmonies [plural]
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  1. (phonology) A phonological process in some languages that sets constraints on which vowels may be found near each other or within a word, such as back vowels or front vowels; sometimes resulting in variant affixes, clitics or similar variations. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Phonology Synonyms: harmony of vowels Translations (phonological process): اِنْسِجَام مُصَوَّتٍ (insijām muṣawwatin) [masculine] (Arabic), تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ (tawāfuq ṣawtiyy) (Arabic), ձայնավորների ներդաշնակություն (jaynavorneri nerdašnakutʻyun) (Armenian), ahəng qanunu (Azerbaijani), гармо́нія гало́сных (harmónija halósnyx) [feminine] (Belarusian), сінгармані́зм (sinharmanízm) [masculine] (Belarusian), hesonerezh vogalennek [masculine] (Breton), harmonia vocàlica [feminine] (Catalan), 元音和諧律 (Chinese Mandarin), 元音和谐律 (yuányīn héxiélǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), 元音調和 (Chinese Mandarin), 元音调和 (yuányīn tiáohé) (Chinese Mandarin), сингармонизм (singarmonizm) (Chuvash), vokálová harmonie [feminine] (Czech), samohlásková harmonie [feminine] (Czech), harmonie samohlásek [feminine] (Czech), vokalharmoni [common-gender] (Danish), klinkerharmonie [feminine] (Dutch), vocaalharmonie [feminine] (Dutch), vokala harmonio (Esperanto), vokaalharmoonia (Estonian), vokaalisointu (Finnish), vokaaliharmonia (Finnish), harmonie vocalique [feminine] (French), Vokalharmonie [feminine] (German), Synharmonismus [masculine] (German), φωνηεντική αρμονία (fonientikí armonía) [feminine] (Greek), स्वर सहयोग (svar sahyog) [masculine] (Hindi), magánhangzó-harmónia (english: feature) (Hungarian), magánhangzó-harmónia szerinti illeszkedés (english: process) (Hungarian), hangrendi illeszkedés (Hungarian), vokalagarmonia (Ingrian), armonia vocalica [feminine] (Italian), armonia velare [feminine] (Italian), 母音調和 (boin-chōwa) (alt: ぼいんちょうわ) (Japanese), дауыссыздар үндестігі (dauyssyzdar ündestıgı) (Kazakh), 모음조화 (mo'eumjohwa) (Korean), 홀소리어울림 (holsorieoullim) (Korean), patskaņu harmonija [feminine] (Latvian), vocaolhermenie [feminine] (Limburgish), balsių harmonija [feminine] (Lithuanian), wokalna harmonija [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), самогласна хармонија (samoglasna harmonija) [feminine] (Macedonian), эгшиг зохицох ёс (egšig zoxicox jos) (Mongolian), स्वरसंगति (svarasaṅgati) (Nepali), ahenga dengdêran (Northern Kurdish), vokalharmoni [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), vokalharmoni [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), هماهنگی واکهای (hamâhangi vâke-i) (Persian), harmonia samogłosek [feminine] (Polish), harmonia vocálica [feminine] (Portuguese), armonie vocalică [feminine] (Romanian), сингармони́зм (singarmonízm) [masculine] (Russian), гармония гласных (garmonija glasnyx) [feminine] (Russian), vouel harmony (Scots), armonía vocálica [feminine] (Spanish), sinarmonía vocálica [feminine] (Spanish), vokalharmoni [common-gender] (Swedish), உயிரொலி இயைபு (uyiroli iyaipu) (Tamil), сингармони́зм (singarmonízm) (Tatar), ünlü uyumu (Turkish), sesli uyumu (Turkish), ünlü benzeşmesi (Turkish), ahenk kaidesi (Turkish), singarmonizm (Turkmen), çekimlileriň sazlaşygy (Turkmen), ажык үннерниң аяннажыры (ajık ünnerniñ ayannajırı) (Tuvan), сингармонизм (singarmonizm) (Tuvan), сингармоні́зм (synharmonízm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), гармо́нія го́лосних (harmónija hólosnyx) [feminine] (Ukrainian), wokalna harmonija [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), singarmonizm (Uzbek), hài hòa nguyên âm (Vietnamese), vabahelle kokkokõla (Võro), vabahelükokkokõla (Võro), vokaalharmoonia (Võro), lûdsharmony [feminine] (West Frisian), àǹkóò fáwẹ̀lì (Yoruba)
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          "roman": "insijām muṣawwatin",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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            "masculine"
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          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "jaynavorneri nerdašnakutʻyun",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "ձայնավորների ներդաշնակություն"
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          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "ahəng qanunu"
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "harmónija halósnyx",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "roman": "sinharmanízm",
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          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "word": "hesonerezh vogalennek"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "harmonia vocàlica"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "元音和諧律"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yuányīn héxiélǜ",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "元音和谐律"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "元音調和"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yuányīn tiáohé",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "元音调和"
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          "lang": "Chuvash",
          "roman": "singarmonizm",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "vokálová harmonie"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "samohlásková harmonie"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "harmonie samohlásek"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "word": "vokalharmoni"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "word": "vocaalharmonie"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "Vokalharmonie"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "fonientikí armonía",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "word": "स्वर सहयोग"
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          "code": "hu",
          "english": "feature",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "code": "hu",
          "english": "process",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
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          "alt": "ぼいんちょうわ",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "boin-chōwa",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "母音調和"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "dauyssyzdar ündestıgı",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "дауыссыздар үндестігі"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mo'eumjohwa",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "모음조화"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "holsorieoullim",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "홀소리어울림"
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          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "ahenga dengdêran"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "patskaņu harmonija"
        },
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          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "vocaolhermenie"
        },
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "balsių harmonija"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "samoglasna harmonija",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "самогласна хармонија"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "egšig zoxicox jos",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "эгшиг зохицох ёс"
        },
        {
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "svarasaṅgati",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "स्वरसंगति"
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        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "vokalharmoni"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vokalharmoni"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "hamâhangi vâke-i",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "هماهنگی واکهای"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "harmonia samogłosek"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "harmonia vocálica"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "armonie vocalică"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "singarmonízm",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "сингармони́зм"
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          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "garmonija glasnyx",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "гармония гласных"
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        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "vouel harmony"
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          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "wokalna harmonija"
        },
        {
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "wokalna harmonija"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "armonía vocálica"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "sinarmonía vocálica"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
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          "word": "vokalharmoni"
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          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "uyiroli iyaipu",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "உயிரொலி இயைபு"
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          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "singarmonízm",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "сингармони́зм"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "ünlü uyumu"
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        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "sesli uyumu"
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          "code": "tr",
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          "word": "ünlü benzeşmesi"
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          "code": "tr",
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          "word": "ahenk kaidesi"
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          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "singarmonizm"
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        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "çekimlileriň sazlaşygy"
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        {
          "code": "tyv",
          "lang": "Tuvan",
          "roman": "ajık ünnerniñ ayannajırı",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "ажык үннерниң аяннажыры"
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          "code": "tyv",
          "lang": "Tuvan",
          "roman": "singarmonizm",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "сингармонизм"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "synharmonízm",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "сингармоні́зм"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "harmónija hólosnyx",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "гармо́нія го́лосних"
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          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "singarmonizm"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "hài hòa nguyên âm"
        },
        {
          "code": "vro",
          "lang": "Võro",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "vabahelle kokkokõla"
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          "code": "vro",
          "lang": "Võro",
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          "word": "vabahelükokkokõla"
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          "code": "vro",
          "lang": "Võro",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "vokaalharmoonia"
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          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "lûdsharmony"
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          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "phonological process",
          "word": "àǹkóò fáwẹ̀lì"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "تَوَافُق صَوْتِيّ"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "ձայնավորների ներդաշնակություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "ahəng qanunu"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "harmónija halósnyx",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гармо́нія гало́сных"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "sinharmanízm",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сінгармані́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hesonerezh vogalennek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonia vocàlica"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "元音和諧律"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yuányīn héxiélǜ",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "元音和谐律"
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      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "元音調和"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yuányīn tiáohé",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "元音调和"
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      "code": "cv",
      "lang": "Chuvash",
      "roman": "singarmonizm",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "сингармонизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vokálová harmonie"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "samohlásková harmonie"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonie samohlásek"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vokalharmoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "klinkerharmonie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vocaalharmonie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vokala harmonio"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vokaalharmoonia"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vokaalisointu"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vokaaliharmonia"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "harmonie vocalique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vokalharmonie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Synharmonismus"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fonientikí armonía",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "φωνηεντική αρμονία"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "svar sahyog",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "स्वर सहयोग"
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      "code": "hu",
      "english": "feature",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "magánhangzó-harmónia"
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      "code": "hu",
      "english": "process",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "magánhangzó-harmónia szerinti illeszkedés"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "hangrendi illeszkedés"
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      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vokalagarmonia"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "armonia vocalica"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "armonia velare"
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      "alt": "ぼいんちょうわ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "boin-chōwa",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "母音調和"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "dauyssyzdar ündestıgı",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "дауыссыздар үндестігі"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mo'eumjohwa",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "모음조화"
    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "holsorieoullim",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "홀소리어울림"
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    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "ahenga dengdêran"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "patskaņu harmonija"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vocaolhermenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "balsių harmonija"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "samoglasna harmonija",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "самогласна хармонија"
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    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "egšig zoxicox jos",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "эгшиг зохицох ёс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "svarasaṅgati",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "स्वरसंगति"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vokalharmoni"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vokalharmoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "hamâhangi vâke-i",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "هماهنگی واکهای"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonia samogłosek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "harmonia vocálica"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "armonie vocalică"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "singarmonízm",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сингармони́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "garmonija glasnyx",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гармония гласных"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vouel harmony"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wokalna harmonija"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wokalna harmonija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "armonía vocálica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sinarmonía vocálica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vokalharmoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "uyiroli iyaipu",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "உயிரொலி இயைபு"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "singarmonízm",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "сингармони́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "ünlü uyumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "sesli uyumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "ünlü benzeşmesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "ahenk kaidesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "singarmonizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "çekimlileriň sazlaşygy"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyv",
      "lang": "Tuvan",
      "roman": "ajık ünnerniñ ayannajırı",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "ажык үннерниң аяннажыры"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyv",
      "lang": "Tuvan",
      "roman": "singarmonizm",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "сингармонизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "synharmonízm",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сингармоні́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "harmónija hólosnyx",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гармо́нія го́лосних"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "singarmonizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "hài hòa nguyên âm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vro",
      "lang": "Võro",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vabahelle kokkokõla"
    },
    {
      "code": "vro",
      "lang": "Võro",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vabahelükokkokõla"
    },
    {
      "code": "vro",
      "lang": "Võro",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "vokaalharmoonia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lûdsharmony"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "phonological process",
      "word": "àǹkóò fáwẹ̀lì"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vowel harmony"
}

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