"dhole" meaning in English

See dhole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /doʊl/ [General-American], /dəʊl/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dholes [plural], dhole [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊl Etymology: Unknown, possibly from Kannada ತೋಳ (tōḷa, “wolf”). Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{bor|en|kn|ತೋಳ||wolf}} Kannada ತೋಳ (tōḷa, “wolf”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dhole}} dhole (plural dholes or dhole)
  1. (zoology) An Asian wild dog, Cuon alpinus. Wikidata QID: Q132585 Categories (lifeform): Canids Synonyms (Cuon alpinus): Asian wild dog, Indian wild dog, whistling dog, red wolf, red dog, mountain wolf, kholsun, ajag, adjag Translations (Asian wild dog): ৰাং কুকুৰ (raṅ kukur) (Assamese), রামকুত্তা (ramkutta) (Bengali), တောခွေး (tau:hkwe:) (Burmese), зурби (zurbi) (Buryat), цэгу (cegu) [Dungan] (Chinese), (chái) (Chinese Mandarin), 豺狗 (cháigǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 猱犬 (náoquǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), འཕརཝ ('phar.w) (Dzongkha), пандоверьгиз (pandoveŕgiz) (Erzya), дяргул (ʒargul) (Evenki), vuorisusi (Finnish), aasianvillikoira (Finnish), dhole [feminine, masculine] (French), Rothund [masculine] (German), eram-naiko (Gondi), કુત્ર (kutra) (Gujarati), דּוֹל מָצוּי (dol matzui) [masculine] (Hebrew), דּוֹל (dol) [masculine] (Hebrew), सोनकुत्ता (sonkuttā) [masculine] (Hindi), ढोल (ḍhol) [masculine] (Hindi), जंगली कुत्ता (jaṅglī kuttā) [masculine] (Hindi), anjing hutan (Indonesian), cuon alpino (Italian), ドール (dōru) (Japanese), asu alas (Javanese), ಕಾಡು ನಾಯಿ (kāḍu nāyi) (Kannada), ಕೊರ್ಕು (korku) (Kannada), ಕೆನ್ನಾಯಿ (kennāyi) (Kannada), وَن ہوٗن (van hūn) (Kashmiri), қызыл қасқыр (qyzyl qasqyr) (Kazakh), ឆ្កែចចក (chkae cɑɑcɑcɑɑk) (Khmer), ឆ្កែព្រៃ (chkae prɨy) (Khmer), ចចក (cɑɑcɑcɑɑk) (Khmer), 승냥이 (seungnyang'i) (Korean), ໝາໃນ (mā nai) (Lao), ᰠᰊᰪᰰ (sa-tun) (Lepcha), anjing hutan (Malay), انجيڠ هوتن [Jawi] (Malay), ചെന്നായ (cennāya) (Malayalam), kelb selvaġġ tal-Asja [masculine] (Maltese), ᠵᠠᡵᡭᡡ (jarh'ū) (Manchu), कोळसना (koḷasnā) (Marathi), कोळसरा (koḷasrā) (Marathi), कोळसा (koḷsā) (Marathi), कोळसून (koḷsūn) (Marathi), भारतीय रानकुत्रा (bhārtīy rānkutrā) (Marathi), цөөвөр чоно (cöövör čono) (Mongolian), шарнууд (šarnuud) (Mongolian), वन कुकुर (van kukura) (Nepali), чорамлач (ț’oramlaț’) (Nivkh), ବଳିଆ କୁକୁର (baḷiā kukura) (Odia), ଢୋଲ୍ (ḍhol) (Odia), କୋକବଲିଆ (kokabaliā) (Odia), cyjon [masculine] (Polish), кра́сный волк (krásnyj volk) [masculine] (Russian), ди́кая соба́ка (díkaja sobáka) [masculine] (Russian), cuón [masculine] (Spanish), ajag (Sundanese), செந்நாய் (cennāy) (Tamil), రేచు కుక్క (rēcu kukka) (Telugu), అడవి కుక్క (aḍavi kukka) (Telugu), రేచుకుక్కలు (rēcukukkalu) (Telugu), หมาใน (mǎa-nai) (Thai), འཕར་སྤྱང ('phar spyang) (Tibetan), جنگلی کتا (jaṅglī kuttā) [masculine] (Urdu), chó rừng (alt: 㹥𡹃) (Vietnamese), chó sói lửa (alt: 㹥獪焒) (Vietnamese), sói đỏ (alt: 獪𣠶) (Vietnamese)
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Inflected forms

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          "sense": "Cuon alpinus",
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          "sense": "Cuon alpinus",
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          "sense": "Cuon alpinus",
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          "roman": "raṅ kukur",
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          "roman": "ramkutta",
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          "word": "রামকুত্তা"
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          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "tau:hkwe:",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "တောခွေး"
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          "code": "bua",
          "lang": "Buryat",
          "roman": "zurbi",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "зурби"
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          "code": "dng",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "cegu",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "цэгу"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chái",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "豺"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "cháigǒu",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "豺狗"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "náoquǎn",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "猱犬"
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          "code": "dz",
          "lang": "Dzongkha",
          "roman": "'phar.w",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "འཕརཝ"
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          "code": "myv",
          "lang": "Erzya",
          "roman": "pandoveŕgiz",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "пандоверьгиз"
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          "lang": "Evenki",
          "roman": "ʒargul",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "дяргул"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "vuorisusi"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
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          "word": "dhole"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Rothund"
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          "lang": "Gondi",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "eram-naiko"
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          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "kutra",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "કુત્ર"
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          "roman": "dol matzui",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sonkuttā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "सोनकुत्ता"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ḍhol",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ढोल"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jaṅglī kuttā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "जंगली कुत्ता"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "anjing hutan"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "cuon alpino"
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dōru",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
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          "code": "jv",
          "lang": "Javanese",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "asu alas"
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          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "kāḍu nāyi",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ಕಾಡು ನಾಯಿ"
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          "roman": "korku",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ಕೊರ್ಕು"
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          "lang": "Kannada",
          "note": "[script needed] (bun-seeta)",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog"
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          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "kennāyi",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ಕೆನ್ನಾಯಿ"
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          "code": "ks",
          "lang": "Kashmiri",
          "roman": "van hūn",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "وَن ہوٗن"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qyzyl qasqyr",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "қызыл қасқыр"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "chkae cɑɑcɑcɑɑk",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ឆ្កែចចក"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "chkae prɨy",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ឆ្កែព្រៃ"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cɑɑcɑcɑɑk",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ចចក"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seungnyang'i",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "승냥이"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mā nai",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ໝາໃນ"
        },
        {
          "code": "lep",
          "lang": "Lepcha",
          "roman": "sa-tun",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ᰠᰊᰪᰰ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "anjing hutan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "انجيڠ هوتن"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "cennāya",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ചെന്നായ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kelb selvaġġ tal-Asja"
        },
        {
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "jarh'ū",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ᠵᠠᡵᡭᡡ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mni",
          "lang": "Manipuri",
          "note": "[script needed] (huithou)",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "koḷasnā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "कोळसना"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "koḷasrā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "कोळसरा"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "koḷsā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "कोळसा"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "koḷsūn",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "कोळसून"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "bhārtīy rānkutrā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "भारतीय रानकुत्रा"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "cöövör čono",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "цөөвөр чоно"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "šarnuud",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "шарнууд"
        },
        {
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "van kukura",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "वन कुकुर"
        },
        {
          "code": "niv",
          "lang": "Nivkh",
          "roman": "ț’oramlaț’",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "чорамлач"
        },
        {
          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "baḷiā kukura",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ବଳିଆ କୁକୁର"
        },
        {
          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "ḍhol",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ଢୋଲ୍"
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          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "kokabaliā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "କୋକବଲିଆ"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cyjon"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кра́сный волк"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "díkaja sobáka",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ди́кая соба́ка"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cuón"
        },
        {
          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "ajag"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "cennāy",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "செந்நாய்"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "rēcu kukka",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "రేచు కుక్క"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "note": "[script needed] (reza-kutta)",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "aḍavi kukka",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "అడవి కుక్క"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "rēcukukkalu",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "రేచుకుక్కలు"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mǎa-nai",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "หมาใน"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "'phar spyang",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "འཕར་སྤྱང"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "jaṅglī kuttā",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "جنگلی کتا"
        },
        {
          "alt": "㹥𡹃",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "chó rừng"
        },
        {
          "alt": "㹥獪焒",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "chó sói lửa"
        },
        {
          "alt": "獪𣠶",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Asian wild dog",
          "word": "sói đỏ"
        }
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      "ipa": "/dəʊl/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "rhymes": "-əʊl"
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        "Terms with Gondi translations",
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        "Terms with Hindi translations",
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        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Javanese translations",
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        "Terms with Urdu translations",
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      "sense": "Cuon alpinus",
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      "sense": "Cuon alpinus",
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      "code": "as",
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      "roman": "raṅ kukur",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ৰাং কুকুৰ"
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "ramkutta",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "রামকুত্তা"
    },
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "tau:hkwe:",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "တောခွေး"
    },
    {
      "code": "bua",
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      "roman": "zurbi",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "зурби"
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      "code": "dng",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "cegu",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "цэгу"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chái",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "豺"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cháigǒu",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "豺狗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "náoquǎn",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "猱犬"
    },
    {
      "code": "dz",
      "lang": "Dzongkha",
      "roman": "'phar.w",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "འཕརཝ"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "pandoveŕgiz",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "пандоверьгиз"
    },
    {
      "code": "evn",
      "lang": "Evenki",
      "roman": "ʒargul",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "дяргул"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "vuorisusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "aasianvillikoira"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "dhole"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rothund"
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    {
      "code": "gon",
      "lang": "Gondi",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "eram-naiko"
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      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "kutra",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "કુત્ર"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "dol matzui",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "דּוֹל מָצוּי"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "dol",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "דּוֹל"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sonkuttā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "सोनकुत्ता"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ḍhol",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ढोल"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jaṅglī kuttā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "anjing hutan"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "cuon alpino"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōru",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ドール"
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      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "asu alas"
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      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "kāḍu nāyi",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ಕಾಡು ನಾಯಿ"
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      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
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      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ಕೊರ್ಕು"
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      "code": "kn",
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      "note": "[script needed] (bun-seeta)",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog"
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    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "kennāyi",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ಕೆನ್ನಾಯಿ"
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      "code": "ks",
      "lang": "Kashmiri",
      "roman": "van hūn",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "وَن ہوٗن"
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      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qyzyl qasqyr",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "қызыл қасқыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "chkae cɑɑcɑcɑɑk",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ឆ្កែចចក"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "chkae prɨy",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ឆ្កែព្រៃ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cɑɑcɑcɑɑk",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ចចក"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seungnyang'i",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "승냥이"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mā nai",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ໝາໃນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lep",
      "lang": "Lepcha",
      "roman": "sa-tun",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ᰠᰊᰪᰰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "anjing hutan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "انجيڠ هوتن"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "cennāya",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ചെന്നായ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kelb selvaġġ tal-Asja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "jarh'ū",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ᠵᠠᡵᡭᡡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mni",
      "lang": "Manipuri",
      "note": "[script needed] (huithou)",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "koḷasnā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "कोळसना"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "koḷasrā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "कोळसरा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "koḷsā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "कोळसा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "koḷsūn",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "कोळसून"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bhārtīy rānkutrā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "भारतीय रानकुत्रा"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "cöövör čono",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "цөөвөр чоно"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "šarnuud",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "шарнууд"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "van kukura",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "वन कुकुर"
    },
    {
      "code": "niv",
      "lang": "Nivkh",
      "roman": "ț’oramlaț’",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "чорамлач"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "baḷiā kukura",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ବଳିଆ କୁକୁର"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "ḍhol",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ଢୋଲ୍"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "kokabaliā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "କୋକବଲିଆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cyjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krásnyj volk",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кра́сный волк"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "díkaja sobáka",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ди́кая соба́ка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cuón"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "ajag"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "cennāy",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "செந்நாய்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "rēcu kukka",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "రేచు కుక్క"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "note": "[script needed] (reza-kutta)",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "aḍavi kukka",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "అడవి కుక్క"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "rēcukukkalu",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "రేచుకుక్కలు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mǎa-nai",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "หมาใน"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "'phar spyang",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "འཕར་སྤྱང"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "jaṅglī kuttā",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "جنگلی کتا"
    },
    {
      "alt": "㹥𡹃",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "chó rừng"
    },
    {
      "alt": "㹥獪焒",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "chó sói lửa"
    },
    {
      "alt": "獪𣠶",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Asian wild dog",
      "word": "sói đỏ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dhole"
}

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