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"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "muzikilo"
},
{
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "instrumen"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "uirlis"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ionstraim"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gléas"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"literary"
],
"word": "adhbh cheoil"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strumento"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gakki",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "楽器"
},
{
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "musical device",
"word": "鳴り物"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ja",
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"word": "鳴らし物"
},
{
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "musical device",
"word": "遊び物"
},
{
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "akgi",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "악기"
},
{
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "organum"
},
{
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instruments"
},
{
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"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "instrumentas"
},
{
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "saṅgīta upakaraṇaṁ",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "സംഗീത ഉപകരണം"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "mea whakatangi"
},
{
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
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"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "instrumént",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "инструме́нт"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ionnsramaid"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inneal-ciùil"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
"word": "inštrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "glasbilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "icaikkaruvi",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "இசைக்கருவி"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "krʉ̂ʉang-don-dtrii",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "เครื่องดนตรี"
},
{
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"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "rol cha'i yo byad",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "རོལ་ཆའི་ཡོ་བྱད"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "instrumént",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "інструме́нт"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "ozaar",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اوزار"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "saaz",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ساز"
},
{
"_dis1": "50 1 41 1 6 1 1",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "nhạc cụ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "mäśariya",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "መሣሪያ"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔāla",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "آلَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔadāh",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "أَدَاة"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gorcikʻ",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "գործիք"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "alət"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "instrumjént",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "інструме́нт"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "orǎ́die",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "оръ́дие"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sečivó",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сечиво́"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "instrumént",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "инструме́нт"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "nan-hbl",
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"sense": "tool",
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"Hokkien"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "nan-hbl",
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"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "gōngjù",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "工具"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nástroj"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "tool",
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "værktøj"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "vahend"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "väline"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "insṭrumenṭi",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "ინსტრუმენტი"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "iaraɣi",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "იარაღი"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Werkzeug"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Instrument"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ergaleío",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
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"code": "grc",
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"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἐργαλεῖον"
},
{
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"code": "he",
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"roman": "kli",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
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],
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},
{
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"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sādhan",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "साधन"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "upakraṇ",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "उपकरण"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "tool",
"word": "műszer"
},
{
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"code": "izh",
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"sense": "tool",
"word": "asu"
},
{
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"code": "izh",
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"sense": "tool",
"word": "pribora"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "tööriista"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ionstraim"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strumento"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kigu",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "器具"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikai",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "器械"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "alat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "jv",
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"sense": "tool",
"word": "perkakas"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "piranti"
},
{
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"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "aspap",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "аспап"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"alt": "道具",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dogu",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "도구"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"alt": "器械",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gigye",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "기계"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"alt": "器具",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gigu",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "기구"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "aspap",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "аспап"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrūmentum"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rīks"
},
{
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ierīce"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "lt",
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"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prietaisas"
},
{
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "tool",
"word": "alat"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "tool",
"word": "paraha"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "redskap"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "asbâb",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "اسباب"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "abzâr",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "ابزار"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "narzędzie"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przyrząd"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przybór"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "instrumént",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "инструме́нт"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "orúdije",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ору́дие"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prisposoblénije",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "приспособле́ние"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pribór",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прибо́р"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inneal"
},
{
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"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"collective",
"masculine"
],
"word": "алат"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"collective",
"masculine"
],
"word": "alat"
},
{
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"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nástroj"
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{
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "orodje"
},
{
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "herramienta"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 40 40 0 20",
"code": "sv",
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"note": "especially a fine tool",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
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"code": "tg",
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"word": "асбоб"
},
{
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"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "olat",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "олат"
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"lang": "Finnish",
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"word": "soitin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "instrumentti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Instrument"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Musikinstrument"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "órgano",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "όργανο"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "órganon",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ὄργανον"
},
{
"code": "kl",
"lang": "Greenlandic",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "nipilersuut"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kli negina",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "כלי נגינה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "vādya",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "वाद्य"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bājā",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "बाजा"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "hangszer"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "hljóðfæri"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "muzik-instrumento"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "muzikilo"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "instrumen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "uirlis"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ionstraim"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gléas"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"literary"
],
"word": "adhbh cheoil"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strumento"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gakki",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "楽器"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "narimono",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "鳴り物"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "narashimono",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "鳴らし物"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "asobimono",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "遊び物"
},
{
"alt": "樂器",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "akgi",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "악기"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "organum"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instruments"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumentas"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "saṅgīta upakaraṇaṁ",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "സംഗീത ഉപകരണം"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "mea whakatangi"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "instrumént",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "инструме́нт"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ionnsramaid"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inneal-ciùil"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "inštrument"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "glasbilo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "icaikkaruvi",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "இசைக்கருவி"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "krʉ̂ʉang-don-dtrii",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "เครื่องดนตรี"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "rol cha'i yo byad",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "རོལ་ཆའི་ཡོ་བྱད"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "instrumént",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "інструме́нт"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "ozaar",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "اوزار"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "saaz",
"sense": "musical device",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ساز"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "musical device",
"word": "nhạc cụ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pribor",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прибор"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "aparat",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "апарат"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yíqì",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "仪器"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yíbiǎo",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "仪表"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "přístroj"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "måleudstyr"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "måleapparat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "måleinstrument"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "meetinstrument"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "meter"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "mittari"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "mittalaite"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Instrument"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Meßinstrument"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "órgano",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "όργανο"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "makhshir",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מכשיר"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "māpan",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "मापन"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "pribora"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strumento"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "keiki",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "計器"
},
{
"alt": "計器",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gyegi",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "계기"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "måleapparat"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "urządzenie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "przyrząd"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrumento"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "aparelho"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "aparat"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pribór",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прибо́р"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustrójstvo",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "устро́йство"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "inneal-tomhais"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "measuring device",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mätinstrument"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "krʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-wát",
"sense": "measuring device",
"word": "เครื่องมือวัด"
},
{
"code": "am",
"lang": "Amharic",
"roman": "mäśariya",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "መሣሪያ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔāla",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "آلَة"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔadāh",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "أَدَاة"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gorcikʻ",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "գործիք"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "alət"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "instrumjént",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "інструме́нт"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "orǎ́die",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "оръ́дие"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sečivó",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "сечиво́"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "instrumént",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "инструме́нт"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "khì-kū"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
"lang": "Chinese",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
"word": "kang-kū (zh-min-nan)"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gōngjù",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "工具"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nástroj"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "værktøj"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrument"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "vahend"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "väline"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "insṭrumenṭi",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "ინსტრუმენტი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "iaraɣi",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "იარაღი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Werkzeug"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Instrument"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ergaleío",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "εργαλείο"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ergaleîon",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "ἐργαλεῖον"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "kli",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "כלי"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "sādhan",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "साधन"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "upakraṇ",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "उपकरण"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "műszer"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "asu"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "pribora"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "tööriista"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ionstraim"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "strumento"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kigu",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "器具"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikai",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "器械"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "alat"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "perkakas"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "piranti"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "aspap",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "аспап"
},
{
"alt": "道具",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "dogu",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "도구"
},
{
"alt": "器械",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gigye",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "기계"
},
{
"alt": "器具",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gigu",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "기구"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "aspap",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "аспап"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "instrūmentum"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rīks"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ierīce"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "įrankis"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "tool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "prietaisas"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "alat"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "paraha"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "redskap"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "asbâb",
"sense": "tool",
"word": "اسباب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
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"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
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"code": "ur",
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"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
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"code": "vi",
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"word": "dụng cụ"
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"code": "ca",
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"word": "Dokument"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
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"word": "Urkunde"
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"code": "el",
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "legal document",
"word": "증서"
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "legal document",
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"code": "bg",
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