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"sense": "gram flour",
"word": "ပဲမှုန့်"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yīngzuǐdòufěn",
"sense": "gram flour",
"word": "鷹嘴豆粉 /鹰嘴豆粉"
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"sense": "gram flour",
"word": "gram-jauho"
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"sense": "gram flour",
"word": "kikhernejauho"
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"roman": "besan",
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"word": "बेसन"
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"roman": "besan",
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"word": "ਬੇਸਨ"
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