See handy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "bg",
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"word": "手頭"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "within reach",
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"word": "近便"
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"sense": "within reach",
"word": "手邊"
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"code": "cmn",
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"word": "方便"
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "cs",
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "acrach"
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{
"code": "ga",
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"word": "áisiúil"
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{
"code": "it",
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{
"code": "it",
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"word": "pratico"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"word": "手軽な"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"word": "便利な"
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{
"code": "la",
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"code": "fa",
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
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{
"code": "pdt",
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{
"code": "pl",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"word": "útil"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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"lang": "Russian",
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{
"code": "gd",
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"sense": "easy to use",
"word": "goireasach"
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{
"code": "sh",
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"code": "sh",
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"code": "sh",
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"Roman"
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{
"code": "sh",
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "práctico"
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{
"code": "es",
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"word": "hábil"
},
{
"code": "vec",
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"sense": "easy to use",
"word": "còmet"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pod rǎka",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "под ръка"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
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"word": "a mà"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "手頭"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǒutóu",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "手头"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jìnbiàn",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "近便"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "手邊"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "shǒubiān",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "手边"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
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"word": "po ruce"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "binnen handbereik"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "bij de hand"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "käden ulottuvilla"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "à portée de main"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"word": "in Reichweite"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"word": "griffbereit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "within reach",
"word": "zur Hand"
},
{
"code": "el",
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"sense": "within reach",
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{
"code": "el",
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{
"code": "he",
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{
"code": "hu",
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},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
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"word": "sásta"
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{
"code": "it",
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"word": "comodo"
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{
"code": "ja",
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"word": "手近な"
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{
"code": "km",
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"word": "នៅជិតដៃ"
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{
"code": "fa",
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"code": "pt",
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{
"code": "pt",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "sh",
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{
"code": "es",
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{
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{
"code": "cmn",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"code": "fi",
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{
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"code": "ga",
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"ref": "2000, TELESCON 2000: The Third International Telecommunications Energy Special Conference, IEEE, →ISBN, section 9 (Look at the Market), page 127:",
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"ref": "2003, Regina Harris Baiocchi, Indigo Sound, Susaami Books, →ISBN, pages 79 and 82:",
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"ref": "2017, Sheldon Charles, From Within the Firebird’s Nest, Valkyrie Spirit Publishing, →ISBN:",
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Cognate with Saterland Frisian jäntich (“handy”), Middle Low German handich (“skillful, apt”), Middle High German handec, hendec (“manual, hand-held”), Old Norse hǫndugr (“efficient”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌲𐍃 (handugs, “wise, clever”). 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