See may chang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "tree",
"word": "taparu rʉmʉra"
},
{
"code": "ckv",
"lang": "Kavalan",
"lang_code": "ckv",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "imus"
},
{
"alt": "山鷄椒",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"lang_code": "ko",
"roman": "san'gyecho",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "산계초"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "medang ayer"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"lang_code": "ms",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "medang melukut"
},
{
"code": "pwn",
"lang": "Paiwan",
"lang_code": "pwn",
"sense": "tree",
"tags": [
"Northern"
],
"word": "ʼecim"
},
{
"code": "pwn",
"lang": "Paiwan",
"lang_code": "pwn",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "qecim"
},
{
"code": "pyu",
"lang": "Puyuma",
"lang_code": "pyu",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "makaw"
},
{
"code": "dru",
"lang": "Rukai",
"lang_code": "dru",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "kamangulu (Budai)"
},
{
"code": "xsy",
"lang": "Saisiyat",
"lang_code": "xsy",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "maeʼaew"
},
{
"code": "szy",
"lang": "Sakizaya",
"lang_code": "szy",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "makaw"
},
{
"code": "trv",
"lang": "Taroko",
"lang_code": "trv",
"sense": "tree",
"tags": [
"Truku"
],
"word": "mqrig"
},
{
"code": "trv",
"lang": "Taroko",
"lang_code": "trv",
"sense": "tree",
"tags": [
"Tgdaya"
],
"word": "mao"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"lang_code": "th",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "ตะไคร้ต้น"
},
{
"code": "ssf",
"lang": "Thao",
"lang_code": "ssf",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "maqaw"
},
{
"code": "tsu",
"lang": "Tsou",
"lang_code": "tsu",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "maʼfʉ"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "tree",
"word": "màng tang"
}
],
"word": "may chang"
}
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