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"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "dværgfalk"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "smyril"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "ampuhaukka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "faucon émerillon"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "faucon merlin"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Merlin"
},
{
"code": "smn",
"lang": "Inari Sami",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "ciskeváálláš"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kochōgenbō",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "コチョウゲンボウ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "soehwangjorong'i",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "쇠황조롱이"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "turumtay",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "турумтай"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "epileus"
},
{
"code": "smj",
"lang": "Lule Sami",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "dihttá"
},
{
"code": "nah",
"lang": "Nahuatl",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "picīltōntli cuauhtohtli"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "chʼilhaatʼaʼii"
},
{
"code": "se",
"lang": "Northern Sami",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "cizášfálli"
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{
"code": "non",
"lang": "Old Norse",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "smyrill"
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{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "çakır doğan",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "چاقر طوغان"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tarmatây",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "ترمتای"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "farğu",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "فرغو"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drzemlik"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "esmerilhão"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kréčet",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кре́чет"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dérbnik",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "де́рбник"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sokol kobec"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "esmerejón"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "small falcon",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "stenfalk"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "small falcon",
"word": "nänöfafalok"
}
],
"word": "merlin"
}
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