See Ronald in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "male given name",
"word": "ロナルド"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "Roneoldeu",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "로널드"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"lang_code": "lv",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ronalds"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"lang_code": "mr",
"roman": "rŏnalḍa",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "रॉनल्ड"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"lang_code": "no",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "Ronald"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Reinaud"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"lang_code": "oc",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Renaud"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"roman": "ronâld",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "رونالد"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ronaldo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Reinaldo"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "Rónalʹd",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Ро́нальд"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Reynaldo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Reinaldo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "male given name",
"word": "Ronald"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "ronālḍ",
"sense": "male given name",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "رونالڈ"
}
],
"word": "Ronald"
}
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