"loon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈluːn/ Audio: en-us-loon.ogg [US] Forms: loons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to sense 2, due to the bird's loud cry. Folk etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic, though the latter may have influenced it; see loony. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|louen}} Middle English louen, {{m|enm|lowen|t=rascal; rogue}} lowen (“rascal; rogue”), {{der|en|dum|-}} Middle Dutch, {{der|en|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{cog|nl|loen|t=simpleton}} Dutch loen (“simpleton”), {{m|en|lunatic}} lunatic, {{m|en|loony}} loony Head templates: {{en-noun}} loon (plural loons)
  1. (slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic. Tags: slang Synonyms (crazy person): lunatic, psycho, wacko Translations (a crazy person): cvok [masculine] (Czech), gek (Dutch), getikte [masculine] (Dutch), sekopää (Finnish), hullu (Finnish), seko (Finnish), fou [masculine] (French), Bekloppter [masculine] (German), Verrückter [masculine] (German), Irrer [masculine] (German), Spinner [masculine] (German), παλαβός (palavós) [masculine] (Greek), gila (Indonesian), matto (Italian), scemo (Italian), stolto (Italian), fannullone (Italian), бу́дала (búdala) [feminine] (Macedonian), лу́дак (lúdak) [masculine] (Macedonian), doido [masculine] (Portuguese), louco [masculine] (Portuguese), maluco [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-98ygk4E4 Disambiguation of 'crazy person': 81 11 0 2 1 3 2 Disambiguation of 'a crazy person': 82 11 0 2 1 2 2
  2. (obsolete) An idler, a lout. Tags: obsolete Translations (idler): lusmu (Finnish), Traumtänzer [masculine] (German), Faulenzer [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-iSq93mlt Disambiguation of 'idler': 5 89 0 2 1 1 2
  3. (chiefly Scotland, Ulster) A boy, a lad. Tags: Scotland, Ulster
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-KVpc-Z5K Categories (other): Scottish English, Ulster English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 10 11 11 26 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 11 12 13 25 8 28
  4. (chiefly Scotland) A harlot; mistress. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-HX3UAPh9 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 10 11 11 26 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 11 12 13 25 8 28
  5. (chiefly Scotland) A simpleton. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-B4M8Q~dV Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 10 11 11 26 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 11 12 13 25 8 28
  6. (Ireland, historical) An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland. Tags: Ireland, historical
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-I5KH-OR0 Categories (other): Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 10 11 11 26 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 11 12 13 25 8 28 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 3 1 7 9 8 33 8 31
  7. (traffic engineering) A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle. Categories (topical): Traffic engineering Synonyms (round area of pavement): bulb-out
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-RF6-VRBa Disambiguation of Traffic engineering: 2 2 6 8 7 10 43 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 10 11 11 26 11 26 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, traffic, transport Disambiguation of 'round area of pavement': 2 1 1 2 2 9 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: loons, loon pants Related terms: looney, loony, loonie
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈluːn/ Audio: en-us-loon.ogg [US] Forms: loons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse lómr (“loon”), ultimately imitative of the bird's cry, particularly when it's in danger. Distantly related to lament, probably sharing Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|lómr||loon}} Old Norse lómr (“loon”), {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{m|en|lament}} lament, {{der|en|ine-pro|*leh₂-}} Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- Head templates: {{en-noun}} loon (plural loons)
  1. (US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry. Tags: Canada, US Categories (lifeform): Loons Synonyms (bird of order Gaviiformes): diver Derived forms: Arctic loon, black-throated loon (taxonomic: Gavia arctica), great northern loon, common loon (taxonomic: Gavia immer), Pacific loon (taxonomic: Gavia pacifica), red-throated loon (taxonomic: Gavia stellata), yellow-billed loon (taxonomic: Gavia adamsii), loonie Translations (bird of order Gaviiformes): qaqara (Azerbaijani), pulunpari (Basque), гмурец (gmurec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), calàbria [feminine] (Catalan), 潜鸟 (Chinese Mandarin), ᒪᑿ (makwa) (Cree), potáplice [feminine] (Czech), lom [common-gender] (Danish), duiker [masculine] (Dutch), zeeduiker [masculine] (Dutch), granda kolimbo [masculine] (Esperanto), lómur [masculine] (Faroese), kuikka (Finnish), plongeon [masculine] (French), huard (French), aro [masculine] (Galician), mobella [feminine] (Galician), papoia [feminine] (Galician), Seetaucher [masculine] (German), búvármadár (Hungarian), loon (Indonesian), lóma [masculine] (Irish), foitheach [masculine] (Irish), gavia (Italian), strolaga (Italian), svasso (Italian), tuffetto (Italian), 嘴黒阿比 (hashiguroabi) (Japanese), ахун (axun) (Kalmyk), 아비 (abi) (Korean), гьанкъут (hanqut) (Kumyk), naras [masculine] (Lithuanian), ну́ркач (núrkač) [masculine] (Macedonian), gwimu [animate] (Mi'kmaq), maankwa (Miami), naalʼeełídaakį́ (Navajo), lom [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), maang (Ojibwe), sċealfor [feminine] (Old English), lómr [masculine] (Old Norse), mâhkwa (Plains-Cree), nur [masculine] (Polish), mobelha [feminine] (Portuguese), mergulhão [masculine] (Portuguese), mang (Potawatomi), cufundar [masculine] (Romanian), bodârlău [masculine] (Romanian), corcodel [masculine] (Romanian), гага́ра (gagára) [feminine] (Russian), гњу́рац [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), плијенор [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gnjúrac [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), plijenor [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), potáplica [feminine] (Slovak), slapnik [masculine] (Slovene), colimbo [masculine] (Spanish), lom [common-gender] (Swedish), dalgıç (Turkish), dalgıçkuşu (Turkish), гагара (hahara) [feminine] (Ukrainian), trochydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-loon-en-noun-ZaMg-lgD Disambiguation of Loons: 2 2 10 14 17 11 8 37 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 10 11 11 26 11 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 1 11 12 13 25 8 28 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 3 1 7 9 8 33 8 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "deranged"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) A crazy or deranged person; a lunatic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An idler, a lout."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "idler",
          "idler"
        ],
        [
          "lout",
          "lout"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) An idler, a lout."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish English",
        "Ulster English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A boy, a lad."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boy",
          "boy"
        ],
        [
          "lad",
          "lad"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Scotland, Ulster) A boy, a lad."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A harlot; mistress."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harlot",
          "harlot"
        ],
        [
          "mistress",
          "mistress"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Scotland) A harlot; mistress."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A simpleton."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "simpleton",
          "simpleton"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Scotland) A simpleton."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Ireland, historical) An English soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pavement",
          "pavement"
        ],
        [
          "turning circle",
          "turning circle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(traffic engineering) A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "traffic",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluːn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-loon.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/En-us-loon.ogg/En-us-loon.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/En-us-loon.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "crazy person",
      "word": "lunatic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "crazy person",
      "word": "psycho"
    },
    {
      "sense": "crazy person",
      "word": "wacko"
    },
    {
      "sense": "round area of pavement",
      "word": "bulb-out"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "idler",
      "word": "lusmu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "idler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Traumtänzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "idler",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Faulenzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cvok"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "gek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "getikte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "sekopää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "hullu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "seko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fou"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bekloppter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verrückter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Irrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spinner"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "palavós",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "παλαβός"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "gila"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "matto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "scemo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "stolto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "word": "fannullone"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "búdala",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бу́дала"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "lúdak",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лу́дак"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "doido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "louco"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a crazy person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maluco"
    }
  ],
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    "loon"
  ],
  "word": "loon"
}

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    "English 1-syllable words",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English onomatopoeias",
    "English terms derived from North Germanic languages",
    "English terms derived from Old Norse",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/uːn",
    "Rhymes:English/uːn/1 syllable",
    "en:Loons",
    "en:Traffic engineering"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Arctic loon"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gavia arctica",
      "word": "black-throated loon"
    },
    {
      "word": "great northern loon"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gavia immer",
      "word": "common loon"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gavia pacifica",
      "word": "Pacific loon"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gavia stellata",
      "word": "red-throated loon"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gavia adamsii",
      "word": "yellow-billed loon"
    },
    {
      "word": "loonie"
    }
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmq"
      },
      "expansion": "North Germanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "lómr",
        "4": "",
        "5": "loon"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "title": "imitative"
      },
      "expansion": "imitative",
      "name": "onomatopoeic"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lament"
      },
      "expansion": "lament",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-",
      "name": "der"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse lómr (“loon”), ultimately imitative of the bird's cry, particularly when it's in danger. Distantly related to lament, probably sharing Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "loons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H. L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 286",
          "text": "[O]h, yes! the loon does shriek dreadfully - particularly when there's fine rain […]",
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        }
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        "Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry."
      ],
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        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ],
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        ],
        [
          "Gaviiformes",
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        ],
        [
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          "North America"
        ],
        [
          "Europe",
          "Europe"
        ],
        [
          "dive",
          "dive"
        ],
        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ],
        [
          "webbed",
          "webbed"
        ],
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          "yodeling",
          "yodeling"
        ],
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          "cry",
          "cry"
        ]
      ],
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        "(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈluːn/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-loon.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/En-us-loon.ogg/En-us-loon.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/En-us-loon.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "diver"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "qaqara"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "pulunpari"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "gmurec",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гмурец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calàbria"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "潜鸟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cr",
      "lang": "Cree",
      "roman": "makwa",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "ᒪᑿ"
    },
    {
      "code": "crk",
      "lang": "Plains-Cree",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "mâhkwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "potáplice"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duiker"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zeeduiker"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "granda kolimbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lómur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "kuikka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plongeon"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "huard"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aro"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mobella"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "papoia"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Seetaucher"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "búvármadár"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "loon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lóma"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "foitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "gavia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "strolaga"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "svasso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "tuffetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hashiguroabi",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "嘴黒阿比"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "axun",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "ахун"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "abi",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "아비"
    },
    {
      "code": "kum",
      "lang": "Kumyk",
      "roman": "hanqut",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "гьанкъут"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "naras"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "núrkač",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ну́ркач"
    },
    {
      "code": "mic",
      "lang": "Mi'kmaq",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "animate"
      ],
      "word": "gwimu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mia",
      "lang": "Miami",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "maankwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "naalʼeełídaakį́"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lom"
    },
    {
      "code": "oj",
      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "maang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sċealfor"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lómr"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nur"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mobelha"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mergulhão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pot",
      "lang": "Potawatomi",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "mang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cufundar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bodârlău"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "corcodel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gagára",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гага́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гњу́рац"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "плијенор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gnjúrac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "Latin",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "plijenor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "potáplica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slapnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colimbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lom"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "dalgıç"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "word": "dalgıçkuşu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hahara",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гагара"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "bird of order Gaviiformes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trochydd"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "loon"
  ],
  "word": "loon"
}

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