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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mer",
"3": "person"
},
"expansion": "mer- + person",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From mer- + person.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "merpersons",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "merpeople",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "s",
"2": "merpeople"
},
"expansion": "merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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"Entry maintenance"
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},
{
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},
{
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"parents": [
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"Entry maintenance"
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"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Merpeople",
"orig": "en:Merpeople",
"parents": [
"Mythological creatures",
"Fantasy",
"Mythology",
"Fiction",
"Speculative fiction",
"Culture",
"Artistic works",
"Genres",
"Society",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Mythological creatures",
"orig": "en:Mythological creatures",
"parents": [
"Fantasy",
"Mythology",
"Fiction",
"Speculative fiction",
"Culture",
"Artistic works",
"Genres",
"Society",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half."
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mergirl"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merlady"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaid"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaiden"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merwoman"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merboy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merguy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merlad"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merman"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "merfather"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "mermother"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merbaby"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merchild"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merkid"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merteen"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merhusband"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merwife"
}
],
"id": "en-merperson-en-noun-7b5hfknQ",
"links": [
[
"mythological",
"mythological"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
],
[
"human",
"human"
],
[
"head",
"head"
],
[
"arms",
"arms"
],
[
"torso",
"torso"
],
[
"piscine",
"piscine"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rényú",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人鱼"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ondin"
},
{
"alt": "にんぎょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ningyo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ineo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "인어"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ngư̄ak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "ເງືອກ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "triton"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "siren"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "syrena"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rusalka",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "русалка"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ngʉ̂ʉak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "เงือก"
}
]
}
],
"word": "merperson"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "mer",
"3": "person"
},
"expansion": "mer- + person",
"name": "prefix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From mer- + person.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "merpersons",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "merpeople",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "s",
"2": "merpeople"
},
"expansion": "merperson (plural merpersons or merpeople)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mergirl"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merlady"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaid"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mermaiden"
},
{
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "merwoman"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merboy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merguy"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merlad"
},
{
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "merman"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "merfather"
},
{
"sense": "parent",
"word": "mermother"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merbaby"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merchild"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merkid"
},
{
"sense": "young",
"word": "merteen"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merhusband"
},
{
"sense": "spouse",
"word": "merwife"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
"English gender-neutral terms",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English nouns with irregular plurals",
"English terms prefixed with mer-",
"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
"en:Merpeople",
"en:Mythological creatures"
],
"glosses": [
"A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half."
],
"links": [
[
"mythological",
"mythological"
],
[
"creature",
"creature"
],
[
"human",
"human"
],
[
"head",
"head"
],
[
"arms",
"arms"
],
[
"torso",
"torso"
],
[
"piscine",
"piscine"
]
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "rényú",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人鱼"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ondin"
},
{
"alt": "にんぎょ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ningyo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "人魚"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ineo",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "인어"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "ngư̄ak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "ເງືອກ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "triton"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "siren"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "syrena"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "rusalka",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "русалка"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "ngʉ̂ʉak",
"sense": "mythological creature",
"word": "เงือก"
}
],
"word": "merperson"
}
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