"earwax" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English erewax, a compound of ere + wax. Equivalent to ear + wax. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|erewax}} Middle English erewax, {{compound|enm|ere|wax|nocat=1}} ere + wax, {{compound|en|ear|wax}} ear + wax Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} earwax (uncountable)
  1. (medicine, pathology) A waxy substance secreted by the ear. Wikipedia link: earwax Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Bodily fluids, Medicine, Pathology Synonyms: cerumen [technical, engineering, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], wax, ear wax, ear-wax Derived forms: earwax impaction Translations (waxy substance secreted by the ear): èk geulunyueng (Acehnese), qokká [feminine] (Afar), oorsmeer (Afrikaans), dyllë i veshit [masculine] (Albanian), ruhi (Apatani), صِمْلَاخُ (ṣimlāḵu) [masculine] (Arabic), شَمْع اَلْأُذْن (šamʕ al-ʔuḏn) [masculine] (Arabic), شمع الودن (šamʕ el-wedn) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ചെങ്ങനെ (ceŋŋane) (Aranadan), atkaraačiísuʾ (Arikara), কণামাকৰি (konamakori) (Assamese), কানৰ মলি (kanor moli) (Assamese), сайыр (sayır) (Bashkir), вушна́я се́ра (vušnája sjéra) [feminine] (Belarusian), কানের খৈল (kaner khōil) (Bengali), tuli (Bikol Central), ушна кал (ušna kal) [feminine] (Bulgarian), cerumen [masculine] (Catalan), cera de les orelles [feminine] (Catalan), 耳屎 (ji⁵ si²) (Chinese Cantonese), 耳垢 (ji⁵ gau³) [formal] (Chinese Cantonese), 耵聹 (Chinese Cantonese), 耵聍 (ding¹ ning⁴) [formal] (Chinese Cantonese), 耳屎 (ěrshǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 耳垢 (ěrgòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 耵聹 (Chinese Mandarin), 耵聍 (dīngníng) (Chinese Mandarin), nacazcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl), nacazcuihcuitlatl (Classical Nahuatl), ᒥᐢᑭᐦᑌᑯᒼ (miskihtekom) (Cree), ušní maz [masculine] (Czech), ørevoks [common-gender, neuter] (Danish), akun chokora (Deori), ކަންފަތުގައި މަޑުލުން (kan̊fatugai maḍulun̊) (Dhivehi), khamao khee (Dimasa), oorsmeer [neuter] (Dutch), cerumen [neuter] (Dutch), пилеой (piľeoj) (Erzya), orelvakso (Esperanto), cerumeno (Esperanto), vaik (Estonian), kõrvavaik (Estonian), vaikku (Finnish), korvavaha (Finnish), cérumen [masculine] (French), cerume [masculine] (Galician), ყურის ცვილი (q̇uris cvili) (Georgian), Ohrenschmalz [neuter] (German), Zerumen [neuter] (German), κυψελίδα (kypselída) [feminine] (Greek), κερί (kerí) [colloquial, neuter] (Greek), કાન મીણ (kān mīṇ) (Gujarati), kokuli (Hawaiian), ठेक (ṭhek) (Hindi), खोंठ (khõṭh) (Hindi), खूँट (khū̃ṭ) (Hindi), कान का मैल (kān kā mail) (Hindi), खुँट (khũṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), कनोई (kanoī) [feminine] (Hindi), कर्णमल (karṇamal) [masculine] (Hindi), पेंजूष (peñjūṣ) [masculine] (Hindi), पिंजूष (piñjūṣ) [masculine] (Hindi), कार्ण (kārṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), तोक्म (tokma) [masculine] (Hindi), ठेँठी (ṭhẽṭhī) [feminine] (Hindi), कर्णागूथ (karṇāgūth) [masculine] (Hindi), fülzsír (Hungarian), eyrnamergur [masculine] (Icelandic), cerumeno (Ido), боалоз (boaloz) (Ingush), céir chluaise [feminine] (Irish), cerume [masculine] (Italian), 耳垢 (alt: みみあか, mimiaka, じこう, jikō) (Japanese), 耳糞 (mimikuso) (alt: みみくそ) [slang] (Japanese), 耳屎 (mimikuso) (alt: みみくそ) [slang] (Japanese), 耳垢 (mimiaka) (alt: みみあか) [Kyūshū] (Japanese), 耳ん垢 (mimingo) (alt: みみんご) [Kyūshū] (Japanese), អាចម៍ត្រចៀក (ach tro jeak) (Khmer), 귀지 (gwiji) (Korean), 귀에지 (gwieji) (Korean), sērs [masculine] (Latvian), auss sērs [masculine] (Latvian), taług z wucha [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), Ouereschmalz [neuter] (Luxembourgish), ᦃᦲᧉᦠᦴ (ẋii²ḣuu) (), tahi telinga (Malay), ചെവിക്കായം (cevikkāyaṁ) (Malayalam), qaqalokossawon (Malecite-Passamaquoddy), ᡥᡡᠰᡠᡵᡳ (hūsuri) (Manchu), taeturi (Maori), tāturi (Maori), pwije (Mokilese), пилевай (piľevaj) (Moksha), काने गुजी (kāne gujī) (Nepali), ørevoks [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), øyrevoks [masculine, neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), cerumèn [masculine] (Occitan), drōsne [feminine] (Old English), drōsna [masculine] (Old English), olilek (Pangasinan), woskowina (Polish), woszczyna [feminine] (Polish), cera de ouvido [feminine] (Portuguese), cera [feminine] (Portuguese), rinri wira (Quechua), ушна́я се́ра (ušnája séra) [feminine] (Russian), कर्णमल (karṇamala) [masculine] (Sanskrit), पेञ्जूष (peñjūṣa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), पिञ्जूष (piñjūṣa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), तोक्म (tokma) [masculine] (Sanskrit), ᱮᱲᱜᱳᱫ (eṛgot’) (Santali), cèir-chluaise [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), ушна маст (ušna mast) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), слих (slih) [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), කන්කලාඳුරු (kankalāⁿduru) (Sinhalese), කනේ කලාඳුරු (kanē kalāⁿduru) (Sinhalese), cukey (Somali), cerumen [masculine] (Spanish), cerilla [feminine] (Spanish), cera [feminine] (Spanish), cera de los oídos [feminine] (Spanish), nta za sikio (Swahili), öronvax (Swedish), tutuli (Tagalog), чирки гӯш (čirki güš) (Tajik), గులిమి (gulimi) (Telugu), ขี้หู (kîi-hǔu) (Thai), རྣ་སྤགས (rna spags) (Tibetan), རྣ་སྤབས (rna spabs) (Tibetan), རྣ་སྦངས (rna sbangs) (Tibetan), вушна́ сі́ра (vušná síra) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ráy (Vietnamese), ráy tai (Vietnamese), cứt ráy (Vietnamese), cŵyr clustiau [masculine] (Welsh), кулугу (kulugu) (Yakut), кулгаах кулугута (kulgaaq kuluguta) (Yakut)

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          "lang": "Assamese",
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          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "roman": "dīngníng",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "code": "nci",
          "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
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          "code": "cr",
          "lang": "Cree",
          "roman": "miskihtekom",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ᒥᐢᑭᐦᑌᑯᒼ"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ørevoks"
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        {
          "code": "der",
          "lang": "Deori",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "akun chokora"
        },
        {
          "code": "dv",
          "lang": "Dhivehi",
          "roman": "kan̊fatugai maḍulun̊",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ކަންފަތުގައި މަޑުލުން"
        },
        {
          "code": "dis",
          "lang": "Dimasa",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "khamao khee"
        },
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "oorsmeer"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cerumen"
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          "lang": "Erzya",
          "roman": "piľeoj",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "пилеой"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "orelvakso"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "cerumeno"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "vaik"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "kõrvavaik"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "vaikku"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "korvavaha"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cérumen"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cerume"
        },
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          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "Zerumen"
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "κυψελίδα"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kerí",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "colloquial",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "κερί"
        },
        {
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "kān mīṇ",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "કાન મીણ"
        },
        {
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "kokuli"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ṭhek",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ठेक"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "khõṭh",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "खोंठ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "khū̃ṭ",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "खूँट"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kān kā mail",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "कान का मैल"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "khũṭ",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "खुँट"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kanoī",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "कनोई"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "karṇamal",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "कर्णमल"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "peñjūṣ",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "पेंजूष"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "piñjūṣ",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "पिंजूष"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kārṇ",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "कार्ण"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "tokma",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "तोक्म"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ṭhẽṭhī",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ठेँठी"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "karṇāgūth",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "कर्णागूथ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "fülzsír"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "eyrnamergur"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "cerumeno"
        },
        {
          "code": "inh",
          "lang": "Ingush",
          "roman": "boaloz",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "боалоз"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "céir chluaise"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cerume"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みみあか, mimiaka, じこう, jikō",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "耳垢"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みみくそ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mimikuso",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "耳糞"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みみくそ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mimikuso",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "slang"
          ],
          "word": "耳屎"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みみあか",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mimiaka",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "Kyūshū"
          ],
          "word": "耳垢"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みみんご",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mimingo",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "Kyūshū"
          ],
          "word": "耳ん垢"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ach tro jeak",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "អាចម៍ត្រចៀក"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gwiji",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "귀지"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gwieji",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "귀에지"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sērs"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "auss sērs"
        },
        {
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "ẋii²ḣuu",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ᦃᦲᧉᦠᦴ"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Ouereschmalz"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "tahi telinga"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "cevikkāyaṁ",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ചെവിക്കായം"
        },
        {
          "code": "pqm",
          "lang": "Malecite-Passamaquoddy",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "qaqalokossawon"
        },
        {
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "hūsuri",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ᡥᡡᠰᡠᡵᡳ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "taeturi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "tāturi"
        },
        {
          "code": "mkj",
          "lang": "Mokilese",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "pwije"
        },
        {
          "code": "mdf",
          "lang": "Moksha",
          "roman": "piľevaj",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "пилевай"
        },
        {
          "code": "ne",
          "lang": "Nepali",
          "roman": "kāne gujī",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "काने गुजी"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ørevoks"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "øyrevoks"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cerumèn"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "drōsne"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "drōsna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pag",
          "lang": "Pangasinan",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "olilek"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "woskowina"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "woszczyna"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cera de ouvido"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cera"
        },
        {
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "rinri wira"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ušnája séra",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ушна́я се́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "karṇamala",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "कर्णमल"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "peñjūṣa",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "पेञ्जूष"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "piñjūṣa",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "पिञ्जूष"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "tokma",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "तोक्म"
        },
        {
          "code": "sat",
          "lang": "Santali",
          "roman": "eṛgot’",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ᱮᱲᱜᱳᱫ"
        },
        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cèir-chluaise"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "roman": "ušna mast",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ушна маст"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "roman": "slih",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "слих"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "kankalāⁿduru",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "කන්කලාඳුරු"
        },
        {
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "kanē kalāⁿduru",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "කනේ කලාඳුරු"
        },
        {
          "code": "so",
          "lang": "Somali",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "cukey"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "taług z wucha"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cerumen"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cerilla"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cera"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cera de los oídos"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "nta za sikio"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "öronvax"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "tutuli"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "čirki güš",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "чирки гӯш"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "gulimi",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "గులిమి"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "kîi-hǔu",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ขี้หู"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "rna spags",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "རྣ་སྤགས"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "rna spabs",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "རྣ་སྤབས"
        },
        {
          "code": "bo",
          "lang": "Tibetan",
          "roman": "rna sbangs",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "རྣ་སྦངས"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vušná síra",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "вушна́ сі́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ráy"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "ráy tai"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "cứt ráy"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cŵyr clustiau"
        },
        {
          "code": "sah",
          "lang": "Yakut",
          "roman": "kulugu",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "кулугу"
        },
        {
          "code": "sah",
          "lang": "Yakut",
          "roman": "kulgaaq kuluguta",
          "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
          "word": "кулгаах кулугута"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "earwax"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "earwax"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "earwax impaction"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "erewax"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English erewax",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ere",
        "3": "wax",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "ere + wax",
      "name": "compound"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ear",
        "3": "wax"
      },
      "expansion": "ear + wax",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English erewax, a compound of ere + wax. Equivalent to ear + wax.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "earwax (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bashkir terms with redundant script codes",
        "Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Egyptian Arabic terms with redundant script codes",
        "English compound terms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Yakut terms with redundant script codes",
        "en:Bodily fluids",
        "en:Medicine",
        "en:Pathology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1602, William Shakespeare, The Famous Historie of Troylus and Cresseid. Excellently Expressing the Beginning of their Loues, with the Conceited Wooing of Pandarus, Prince of Licia, London: Imprinted by G[eorge] Eld for R[ichard] Bonian and H[enry] Walley, and are to be sold at the spred Eagle in Paules Church-yeard, ouer against the great North doore, published 1609, →OCLC, act V, scene 1",
          "text": "Her's Agamemnon, an honeſt fellow inough and one that loues quailes, but hee has not ſo much braine as eare-wax, […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A waxy substance secreted by the ear."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "pathology",
          "pathology"
        ],
        [
          "waxy",
          "waxy"
        ],
        [
          "secrete",
          "secrete"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine, pathology) A waxy substance secreted by the ear."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "pathology",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "earwax"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "topics": [
        "technical",
        "engineering",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "cerumen"
    },
    {
      "word": "wax"
    },
    {
      "word": "ear wax"
    },
    {
      "word": "ear-wax"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ace",
      "lang": "Acehnese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "èk geulunyueng"
    },
    {
      "code": "aa",
      "lang": "Afar",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "qokká"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "oorsmeer"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dyllë i veshit"
    },
    {
      "code": "apt",
      "lang": "Apatani",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ruhi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṣimlāḵu",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "صِمْلَاخُ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šamʕ al-ʔuḏn",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَمْع اَلْأُذْن"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šamʕ el-wedn",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شمع الودن"
    },
    {
      "code": "aaf",
      "lang": "Aranadan",
      "roman": "ceŋŋane",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ചെങ്ങനെ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ari",
      "lang": "Arikara",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "atkaraačiísuʾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "konamakori",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "কণামাকৰি"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "kanor moli",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "কানৰ মলি"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "sayır",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "сайыр"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vušnája sjéra",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вушна́я се́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kaner khōil",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "কানের খৈল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "tuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ušna kal",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ушна кал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cera de les orelles"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ji⁵ si²",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "耳屎"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ji⁵ gau³",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "耳垢"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "耵聹"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ding¹ ning⁴",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "耵聍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ěrshǐ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "耳屎"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ěrgòu",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "耳垢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "耵聹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dīngníng",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "耵聍"
    },
    {
      "code": "nci",
      "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "nacazcuitlatl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nci",
      "lang": "Classical Nahuatl",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "nacazcuihcuitlatl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cr",
      "lang": "Cree",
      "roman": "miskihtekom",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ᒥᐢᑭᐦᑌᑯᒼ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ušní maz"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ørevoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "der",
      "lang": "Deori",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "akun chokora"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "kan̊fatugai maḍulun̊",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ކަންފަތުގައި މަޑުލުން"
    },
    {
      "code": "dis",
      "lang": "Dimasa",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "khamao khee"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "oorsmeer"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "cerumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "piľeoj",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "пилеой"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "orelvakso"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "cerumeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "vaik"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "kõrvavaik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "vaikku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "korvavaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cérumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerume"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "q̇uris cvili",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ყურის ცვილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ohrenschmalz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zerumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kypselída",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κυψελίδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kerí",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κερί"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "kān mīṇ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "કાન મીણ"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "kokuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ṭhek",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ठेक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "khõṭh",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "खोंठ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "khū̃ṭ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "खूँट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kān kā mail",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "कान का मैल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "khũṭ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "खुँट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kanoī",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कनोई"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "karṇamal",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कर्णमल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "peñjūṣ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पेंजूष"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "piñjūṣ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पिंजूष"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kārṇ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कार्ण"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tokma",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "तोक्म"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ṭhẽṭhī",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ठेँठी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "karṇāgūth",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कर्णागूथ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "fülzsír"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eyrnamergur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "cerumeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "inh",
      "lang": "Ingush",
      "roman": "boaloz",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "боалоз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "céir chluaise"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerume"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みみあか, mimiaka, じこう, jikō",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "耳垢"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みみくそ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mimikuso",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "耳糞"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みみくそ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mimikuso",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "耳屎"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みみあか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mimiaka",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "Kyūshū"
      ],
      "word": "耳垢"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みみんご",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mimingo",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "Kyūshū"
      ],
      "word": "耳ん垢"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ach tro jeak",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "អាចម៍ត្រចៀក"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwiji",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "귀지"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwieji",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "귀에지"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sērs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "auss sērs"
    },
    {
      "code": "khb",
      "lang": "Lü",
      "roman": "ẋii²ḣuu",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ᦃᦲᧉᦠᦴ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ouereschmalz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "tahi telinga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "cevikkāyaṁ",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ചെവിക്കായം"
    },
    {
      "code": "pqm",
      "lang": "Malecite-Passamaquoddy",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "qaqalokossawon"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "hūsuri",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ᡥᡡᠰᡠᡵᡳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "taeturi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "tāturi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "tāturi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mkj",
      "lang": "Mokilese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "pwije"
    },
    {
      "code": "mdf",
      "lang": "Moksha",
      "roman": "piľevaj",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "пилевай"
    },
    {
      "code": "ne",
      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "kāne gujī",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "काने गुजी"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ørevoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "øyrevoks"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerumèn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "drōsne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "drōsna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pag",
      "lang": "Pangasinan",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "olilek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "woskowina"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "woszczyna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cera de ouvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cera"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "rinri wira"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ušnája séra",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ушна́я се́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "karṇamala",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "कर्णमल"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "peñjūṣa",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पेञ्जूष"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "piñjūṣa",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "पिञ्जूष"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "tokma",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "तोक्म"
    },
    {
      "code": "sat",
      "lang": "Santali",
      "roman": "eṛgot’",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ᱮᱲᱜᱳᱫ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cèir-chluaise"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "ušna mast",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ушна маст"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "roman": "slih",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "слих"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "kankalāⁿduru",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "කන්කලාඳුරු"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "kanē kalāⁿduru",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "කනේ කලාඳුරු"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "cukey"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "taług z wucha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerumen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cerilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cera de los oídos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "nta za sikio"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "öronvax"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "tutuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "čirki güš",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "чирки гӯш"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "gulimi",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "గులిమి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kîi-hǔu",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ขี้หู"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "rna spags",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "རྣ་སྤགས"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "rna spabs",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "རྣ་སྤབས"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "rna sbangs",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "རྣ་སྦངས"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vušná síra",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вушна́ сі́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ráy"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "ráy tai"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "cứt ráy"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cŵyr clustiau"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "kulugu",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "кулугу"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "kulgaaq kuluguta",
      "sense": "waxy substance secreted by the ear",
      "word": "кулгаах кулугута"
    }
  ],
  "word": "earwax"
}

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