See ahem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"other": "[mˈm̥m]"
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},
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"sense": "exclamation to get attention",
"word": "hey"
},
{
"sense": "expression of disapproval",
"word": "tut tut"
}
],
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "ehm"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "kröhöm"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "gkouch",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "γκουχ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "gkoúchou",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "γκούχου"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "gohon",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "ゴホン"
},
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kohon",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "コホン"
},
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"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "gehogeho",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "げほげほ"
},
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "ehem"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "tikhim"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "onomatopoeia",
"word": "e hèm"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"lang_code": "cs",
"sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
"word": "ehm"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
"word": "kröhöm"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
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},
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"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "ehen",
"sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
"word": "エヘン"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
"word": "ejem"
},
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"lang_code": "tl",
"sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
"word": "tikhim"
},
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"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "exclamation or cough to get attention",
"word": "e hèm"
},
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"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "exclamation of disapproval or annoyance",
"word": "öhöm"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "exclamation to indicate sarcasm",
"word": "köh"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "exclamation to indicate sarcasm",
"word": "öhöm"
}
],
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}
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"Rhymes:English/ɛm/2 syllables",
"Terms with Czech translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with Greek translations",
"Terms with Japanese translations",
"Terms with Spanish translations",
"Terms with Tagalog translations",
"Terms with Vietnamese translations"
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}
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