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"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"word": "cucak"
},
{
"code": "ks",
"lang": "Kashmiri",
"roman": "bulbul",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"word": "بُلبُل"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "biulbiulis"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "bulabul",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"word": "ବୁଲବୁଲ୍"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "bolbol",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"word": "بلبل"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hezârdastân",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"word": "هزاردستان"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šabâhang",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"word": "شباهنگ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bilbil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bjulʹbjulʹ",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "бюльбюль"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bulbul"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "bulbul",
"sense": "bird of the family Pycnonotidae",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "بلبل"
}
],
"word": "bulbul"
}
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