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"sense": "hormone",
"word": "მელატონინი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Melatonin"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "melatoníni",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "μελατονίνη"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "melatonin"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meileatoinin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "melatonina"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "meratonin",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "メラトニン"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mellatonin",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "멜라토닌"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "melatonīns"
},
{
"code": "or",
"lang": "Odia",
"roman": "melāṭonina",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "ମେଲାଟୋନିନ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "ملاتونین"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "melatonina"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "melatonín",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мелатони́н"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "melatonina"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "melatonin"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "melaṭṭōṉiṉ",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "மெலட்டோனின்"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "เมลาโทนิน"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "hormone",
"word": "melatonin"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "melatonín",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мелатоні́н"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "hormone",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "melatonin"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"melatonin"
],
"word": "melatonin"
}
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