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"word": "စက်ကိရိယာ"
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"word": "ယန္တရား"
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"word": "მექანიზმი"
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"roman": "michanismós",
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"roman": "shikumi",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "仕組み"
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"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "絡繰り"
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"roman": "mekanizumu",
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"roman": "yŭəntaʼmay",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "យន្តម័យ"
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"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "គ្រឿង"
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"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "기구"
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"word": "메커니즘"
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"roman": "kon kai",
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"word": "ກົນໄກ"
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"roman": "khư̄ang",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "ເຄື່ອງ"
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"word": "ຍົນ"
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"roman": "yantrāṅgaṁ",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "యంత్రాంగం"
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"word": "máy móc"
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"code": "io",
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"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "mekanismo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "meccanismo"
},
{
"alt": "しくみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shikumi",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "仕組み"
},
{
"alt": "きこう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikō",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "機構"
},
{
"alt": "からくり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "karakuri",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "絡繰り"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mekanizumu",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "メカニズム"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "mexanizm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "механизм"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "yŭəntaʼmay",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "យន្តម័យ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "yŭən",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "យន្ត"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "krɨəng",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "គ្រឿង"
},
{
"alt": "器具",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gigu",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "기구"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mekeonijeum",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "메커니즘"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "mehanizm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "механизм"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kon kai",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "ກົນໄກ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "khư̄ang",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "ເຄື່ອງ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "nyon",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "ຍົນ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "māchina"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mehānisms"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mechanizmas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mehanízam",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "механи́зам"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "mekanisme"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "mexanizm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "механизм"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mekanisme"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "mekânizm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "مکانیزم"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mechanizm"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mecanismo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mecanism"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mexanízm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "механи́зм"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
"word": "механѝзам"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"masculine"
],
"word": "mehanìzam"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mechanizmus"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mehanizem"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mecanismo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mekanism"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "sigmuan"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "mexanizm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "механизм"
},
{
"code": "tt",
"lang": "Tatar",
"roman": "mexanizm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "механизм"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "yantrāṅgaṁ",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "యంత్రాంగం"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "gon-gai",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "กลไก"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "krʉ̂ʉang",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "เครื่อง"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "yon",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "ยนต์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "mekanizma"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "mehanizm"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mexanízm",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "механі́зм"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "mexanizm"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "máy móc"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
"word": "bộ máy"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "combination of machine elements",
"word": "koneisto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "group of entities that interact together",
"word": "koneisto"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "mjexanízm",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "механі́зм"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "mehanízǎm",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "механи́зъм"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mecanisme"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "機理"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīlǐ",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "机理"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "mekanismi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "mécanisme"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "michanismós",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "μηχανισμός"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "meccanismo"
},
{
"alt": "しくみ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shikumi",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "仕組み"
},
{
"alt": "きこう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikō",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "機構"
},
{
"alt": "からくり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "karakuri",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"word": "絡繰り"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mehānisms"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mecanismo"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "mecanism"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mexanízm",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "механи́зм"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mecanismo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "mekanism"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mexanízm",
"sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "механі́зм"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion",
"word": "koneisto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion",
"word": "mekanismi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion",
"word": "järjestelmä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "philosophy: theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes",
"word": "mekanismi"
}
],
"word": "mechanism"
}
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