See Van in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "lake",
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"word": "Ван"
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"roman": "wan köli",
"sense": "lake",
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"word": "Վան"
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"code": "ckb",
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"note": "[script needed] (wn /wan/)",
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