See Merkel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "surname",
"word": "Merkel"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "Mérkelʹ",
"sense": "surname",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ме́ркель"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "surname",
"word": "Меркел"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "surname",
"word": "Merkel"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "surname",
"word": "Merkel"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "maekern",
"sense": "surname",
"word": "แมร์เคิล"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "Mérkelʹ",
"sense": "surname",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ме́ркель"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "surname",
"word": "Merkel"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "surname",
"word": "Méc-ken"
}
],
"word": "Merkel"
}
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