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"پھؠرَن",
"پھؠرَن#Kashmiri"
],
[
"پیرَاهَن",
"پیراهن#Persian"
],
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},
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},
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},
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},
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},
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"ipa": "[pʰɪran]",
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"Pakistan",
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},
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}
],
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}
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