See χηλή in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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},
{
"ipa": "/kʰɛː.lɛ̌ː/",
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},
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"ipa": "/kʰe̝ˈle̝/",
"note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
},
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"ipa": "/çiˈli/",
"note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
},
{
"ipa": "/çiˈli/",
"note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
},
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"note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
}
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"Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
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"Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
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},
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"ipa": "/çiˈli/",
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