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"code": "rhg",
"lang": "Rohingya",
"lang_code": "rhg",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "gíi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "topljónoje máslo",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "топлёное ма́сло"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "gxi",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "гхи"
},
{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"roman": "ghṛta",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "घृत"
},
{
"code": "si",
"lang": "Sinhalese",
"lang_code": "si",
"roman": "gitel",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "ගිතෙල්"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "samli"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "skirat smör"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"lang_code": "ta",
"roman": "ney",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "நெய்"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"lang_code": "te",
"roman": "neyyi",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "నెయ్యి"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"roman": "nəəi-sǎi",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "เนยใส"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"lang_code": "txb",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "peṣke"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "sarı yağ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "ghī",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "گھی"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "bơ sữa trâu lỏng"
},
{
"code": "wbk",
"lang": "Waigali",
"lang_code": "wbk",
"sense": "South Asian-style clarified butter",
"word": "ënëvřë"
}
],
"word": "ghee"
}
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"msg": "unrecognized prefix (language name?) in translation item: Kata-vari: anév",
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