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"word": "నీలి తిమింగలం"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "balenă albastră"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "balenă uriașă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bljuvál",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "блюва́л"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sínij kit",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "си́ний кит"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "vráskavec obrovský"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sinji kit"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rorcual azul"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ballena azul"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"word": "nyangumi buluu"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "blåval"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "nīli timiṅgalaṁ",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"word": "నీలి తిమింగలం"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "waan-sǐi-nám-ngən",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"word": "วาฬสีน้ำเงิน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"word": "gök balina"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "synij kyt",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "синій кит"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a whale, Balaenoptera musculus",
"word": "cá voi xanh"
}
],
"word": "blue whale"
}
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