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"roman": "prɨy nɔɔnɔkɔɔ",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "ព្រៃនគរ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saygɔɔn",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "សៃហ្គន"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Saigong",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "사이공"
},
{
"alt": "西貢",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "Seogong",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "서공"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "sai ngǭn",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "ໄຊງ່ອນ"
},
{
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "sāygŏn",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "सायगॉन"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sâ'igon",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "سائیگون"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "sâygon",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "سایگون"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Sajgon"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Saigon"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Saigão"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "Sajgón",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Сайго́н"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "Saigón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "Saigon"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sâi-ngɔ̂n",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "ไซ่ง่อน"
},
{
"alt": "柴棍",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "former name of Ho Chi Minh City",
"word": "Sài Gòn"
}
],
"word": "Saigon"
}
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