"hexagon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/ [UK], /ˈhɛk.sə.ɡɑn/ [US] Audio: En-ca-hexagon.oga [Canada] Forms: hexagons [plural]
enPR: hĕk'səgən, hĕk'səgŏn Etymology: From Latin hexagōnum, from Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon). By surface analysis, hexa- + -gon. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hexagōnum}} Latin hexagōnum, {{der|en|grc|ἑξάγωνον}} Ancient Greek ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon), {{surf|en|hexa-|-gon}} By surface analysis, hexa- + -gon Head templates: {{en-noun}} hexagon (plural hexagons)
  1. (geometry) A polygon with six sides and six angles. Wikipedia link: hexagon Categories (topical): Geometry, Polygons, Six Synonyms: sexagon, sexangle Derived forms: Brianchon hexagon, hexagonal, Lemoine hexagon, Pappus's hexagon theorem, Tucker hexagon Translations (A polygon with six sides and six angles): heksagoon (Afrikaans), seshoek (Afrikaans), gjashtëkëndësh [masculine] (Albanian), ἑξάγωνον (hexágōnon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), مُسَدَّس (musaddas) (Arabic), վեցանկյուն (vecʻankyun) (Armenian), hexágonu [masculine] (Asturian), ষড়ভুজ (śoṛobhuj) (Bengali), шестоъгълник (šestoǎgǎlnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ဆက္ကဂံ (hcakka.gam) (Burmese), ဆဋ္ဌဂံ (hcathta.gam) (Burmese), hexàgon [masculine] (Catalan), 六邊形 (Chinese Mandarin), 六边形 (liùbiānxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), 六角形 (liùjiǎoxíng) (Chinese Mandarin), šestiúhelník [masculine] (Czech), sekskant [common-gender] (Danish), zeshoek [masculine] (Dutch), seslatero (Esperanto), heksagono (Esperanto), sesangulo (Esperanto), sekshyrningur [masculine] (Faroese), kuusikulmio (Finnish), heksagoni (Finnish), hexagone [masculine] (French), esagon [masculine] (Friulian), hexágono [masculine] (Galician), ექვსკუთხედი (ekvsḳutxedi) (Georgian), Sechseck [neuter] (German), Hexagon [neuter] (German), εξάγωνο (exágono) [masculine] (Greek), מְשׁוּשֶּׁה (meshushé) [masculine] (Hebrew), hatszög (Hungarian), sexhyrningur [masculine] (Icelandic), hexagono (Ido), segi enam (Indonesian), heicseagán [masculine] (Irish), esagono [masculine] (Italian), 六角形 (rokkakukei) (alt: ろっかくけい) (Japanese), ಷಟ್ಕೋನ (ṣaṭkōna) (Kannada), ឆកោណ (chɑɑchɑkaon) (Khmer), 육각형 (yukgakhyeong) (Korean), алты мююшлюк (altı müyuşlük) (Kumyk), hexagōnum [neuter] (Latin), sešstūris [masculine] (Latvian), šešiakampis [masculine] (Lithuanian), шеста́голник (šestágolnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), heksagon [Rumi] (Malay), ഷഡ്ഭുജം (ṣaḍbhujaṁ) (Malayalam), tapaono (Maori), hastą́ągo bízniikʼą́ (Navajo), hastą́ą́góó adeezʼá (Navajo), heksagon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), sekskant [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), heksagon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), sekskant [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ଛକୋଣି (chôkoṇi) (Odia), ششگوشه (šeš-guše) (Persian), مسدس (Persian), sześciokąt [masculine] (Polish), hexágono [masculine] (Portuguese), шестиугольник (šestiugolʹnik) [masculine] (Russian), šesterokut (Serbo-Croatian), šesťuholník [masculine] (Slovak), šestkotnik [masculine] (Slovene), šesterokotnik [masculine] (Slovene), алты толук (altï toluk) (Southern Altai), hexágono [masculine] (Spanish), hexagon [common-gender] (Swedish), sexhörning [common-gender] (Swedish), eksagono (Tagalog), nimsiha (Tagalog), animang-gilid (Tagalog), அறுகோணம் (aṟukōṇam) (Tamil), షడ్భుజి (ṣaḍbhuji) (Telugu), หกเหลี่ยม (hòk-lìiam) (Thai), altıgen (Turkish), müseddes (Turkish), шестику́тник (šestykútnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), musaddas (Uzbek), lục giác (Vietnamese), hình sáu cạnh (Vietnamese), chweongl [masculine] (Welsh), hecsagon [masculine] (Welsh), unxasithupha class 1a/2a (Zulu)

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          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "kuusikulmio"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "heksagoni"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "hexagone"
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        {
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "esagon"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "hexágono"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ekvsḳutxedi",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "ექვსკუთხედი"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
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          "word": "Hexagon"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "exágono",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "hexágōnon",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ἑξάγωνον"
        },
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "meshushé",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מְשׁוּשֶּׁה"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "hatszög"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "sexhyrningur"
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        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "hexagono"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "segi enam"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "heicseagán"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "esagono"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ろっかくけい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "rokkakukei",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "六角形"
        },
        {
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "ṣaṭkōna",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "ಷಟ್ಕೋನ"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "chɑɑchɑkaon",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "ឆកោណ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yukgakhyeong",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "육각형"
        },
        {
          "code": "kum",
          "lang": "Kumyk",
          "roman": "altı müyuşlük",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "алты мююшлюк"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "hexagōnum"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sešstūris"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "šešiakampis"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "šestágolnik",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шеста́голник"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
          ],
          "word": "heksagon"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "ṣaḍbhujaṁ",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "ഷഡ്ഭുജം"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "tapaono"
        },
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          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "hastą́ągo bízniikʼą́"
        },
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          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "hastą́ą́góó adeezʼá"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "heksagon"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sekskant"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "heksagon"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "sekskant"
        },
        {
          "code": "or",
          "lang": "Odia",
          "roman": "chôkoṇi",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "ଛକୋଣି"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šeš-guše",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "ششگوشه"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "مسدس"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sześciokąt"
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          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "hexágono"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "šestiugolʹnik",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шестиугольник"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "šesterokut"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "šesťuholník"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "šestkotnik"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "šesterokotnik"
        },
        {
          "code": "alt",
          "lang": "Southern Altai",
          "roman": "altï toluk",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "алты толук"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sexhörning"
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        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
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        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "nimsiha"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "animang-gilid"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "aṟukōṇam",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "அறுகோணம்"
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        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "ṣaḍbhuji",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "షడ్భుజి"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "hòk-lìiam",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "หกเหลี่ยม"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "altıgen"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "müseddes"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "šestykútnyk",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "шестику́тник"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "musaddas"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "lục giác"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "word": "hình sáu cạnh"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chweongl"
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        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
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      "ipa": "/ˈhɛk.sə.ɡən/",
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    },
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    {
      "word": "Pappus's hexagon theorem"
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      "word": "Tucker hexagon"
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        "Kannada terms with redundant script codes",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      ],
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      "enpr": "hĕk'səgən"
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      "word": "sexagon"
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    {
      "word": "sexangle"
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "heksagoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "seshoek"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gjashtëkëndësh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "musaddas",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "مُسَدَّس"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "vecʻankyun",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "վեցանկյուն"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexágonu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "śoṛobhuj",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ষড়ভুজ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šestoǎgǎlnik",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шестоъгълник"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hcakka.gam",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ဆက္ကဂံ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hcathta.gam",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ဆဋ္ဌဂံ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexàgon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "六邊形"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liùbiānxíng",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "六边形"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "liùjiǎoxíng",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "六角形"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šestiúhelník"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sekskant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zeshoek"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "seslatero"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "heksagono"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "sesangulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sekshyrningur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "kuusikulmio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "heksagoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexagone"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esagon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexágono"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ekvsḳutxedi",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ექვსკუთხედი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sechseck"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Hexagon"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "exágono",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "εξάγωνο"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hexágōnon",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ἑξάγωνον"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "meshushé",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְשׁוּשֶּׁה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "hatszög"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sexhyrningur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "hexagono"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "segi enam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heicseagán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esagono"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ろっかくけい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "rokkakukei",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "六角形"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "ṣaṭkōna",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ಷಟ್ಕೋನ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "chɑɑchɑkaon",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ឆកោណ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yukgakhyeong",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "육각형"
    },
    {
      "code": "kum",
      "lang": "Kumyk",
      "roman": "altı müyuşlük",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "алты мююшлюк"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hexagōnum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sešstūris"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šešiakampis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "šestágolnik",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шеста́голник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "heksagon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "ṣaḍbhujaṁ",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ഷഡ്ഭുജം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "tapaono"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "hastą́ągo bízniikʼą́"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "hastą́ą́góó adeezʼá"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heksagon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sekskant"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heksagon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sekskant"
    },
    {
      "code": "or",
      "lang": "Odia",
      "roman": "chôkoṇi",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ଛକୋଣି"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "šeš-guše",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "ششگوشه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "مسدس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sześciokąt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexágono"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šestiugolʹnik",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шестиугольник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "šesterokut"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šesťuholník"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šestkotnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šesterokotnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "alt",
      "lang": "Southern Altai",
      "roman": "altï toluk",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "алты толук"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hexágono"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "hexagon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sexhörning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "eksagono"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "nimsiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "animang-gilid"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "aṟukōṇam",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "அறுகோணம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ṣaḍbhuji",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "షడ్భుజి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "hòk-lìiam",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "หกเหลี่ยม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "altıgen"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "müseddes"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šestykútnyk",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шестику́тник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "musaddas"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "lục giác"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "hình sáu cạnh"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chweongl"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hecsagon"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "sense": "A polygon with six sides and six angles",
      "word": "unxasithupha class 1a/2a"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hexagon"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Zulu: 'unxasithupha class 1a/2a', originally 'unxasithupha class 1a/2a'",
  "path": [
    "hexagon"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "hexagon",
  "trace": ""
}

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