See contam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"3": "contaminate",
"4": "contaminate"
},
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"name": "der"
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],
"etymology_text": "From English contaminate.",
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"to contaminate"
],
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"contaminate",
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]
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],
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]
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],
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},
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],
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"Jyutping"
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"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/kʰɔːn²² tʰɛːm⁵⁵/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
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}
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},
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}
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],
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],
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},
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}
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