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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "habubeu",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"word": "하부브"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "habub",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"word": "хабуб"
},
{
"code": "new",
"lang": "Newar",
"roman": "habūba",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"word": "हबूब"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"word": "haboob"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"word": "هبوب"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "habub"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "habub"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "samúm",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "саму́м"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"word": "habub"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "haboob"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xabub",
"sense": "violent duststorm or sandstorm",
"word": "хабуб"
}
],
"word": "haboob"
}
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