"quail" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kweɪl/, /ˈkweɪ.əl/ Audio: en-us-quail.ogg [US], en-au-quail.ogg [Australia] Forms: quails [plural], quail [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From Middle English quayle, quaile, quaille, from Anglo-Norman quaille, from Late Latin quaccola (“quail”). (prostitute): So called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Coturnix coturnix|species}} Coturnix coturnix, {{inh|en|enm|quayle}} Middle English quayle, {{m|enm|quaile}} quaile, {{m|enm|quaille}} quaille, {{der|en|xno|quaille}} Anglo-Norman quaille, {{der|en|LL.|quaccola|t=quail}} Late Latin quaccola (“quail”), {{sense|prostitute}} (prostitute): Head templates: {{en-noun|s|quail}} quail (plural quails or quail)
  1. Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae. Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Fowls Translations (any of several small game birds): shkurtë [feminine] (Albanian), shkurtëz [feminine] (Albanian), ὄρτυξ (órtux) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), سُمَّان (summān) [masculine, plural] (Arabic), سَلْوَى (salwā) [feminine, plural] (Arabic), سمان (semman) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine, plural] (Arabic), سمان (súmman) [South-Levantine-Arabic, masculine, plural] (Arabic), լոր (lor) (Armenian), uvřë́ (Ashkun), বঁটা (bõta) (Assamese), বঁটা চৰাই (bõta sorai) (Assamese), cogorniz [feminine] (Asturian), parpagayera [feminine] (Asturian), bildirçin (Azerbaijani), бытбылдыҡ (bıtbıldıq) (Bashkir), бүҙәнә (büźənə) (Bashkir), galeper (Basque), перапелка (pjerapjelka) [feminine] (Belarusian), কোয়েল (kōẇel) (Bengali), বটেরা (boṭera) (Bengali), koailh (Breton), пъдпъдък (pǎdpǎdǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ငုံး (ngum:) (Burmese), guatlla [feminine] (Catalan), лекъ (leqʼ) (Chechen), ᎫᏇ (guque) (Cherokee), chinzirí (Chichewa), 鵪鶉 (Chinese Cantonese), 鹌鹑 (am¹ ceon¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 鵪鶉 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹌鹑 (ānchún or ānchun) (Chinese Mandarin), путене (put̬ene) (Chuvash), křepelka [feminine] (Czech), vagtel [common-gender] (Danish), kwartel [masculine] (Dutch), kwakkel [masculine] (Dutch), বণ্টা (boṇṭa) (Early Assamese), ꨥꩀ (vak) (Eastern Cham), ёр (jor) (Erzya), koturno (Esperanto), vutt (Estonian), vaktil [masculine] (Faroese), viiriäinen (english: Old World) (Finnish), amerikanviiriäinen (english: New World) (Finnish), caille [feminine] (French), caille des blés [feminine] (French), cuaie (Friulian), paspallás [masculine] (Galician), paspallar [masculine] (Galician), codorna [feminine] (Galician), cadorna [feminine] (Galician), cantagrá [feminine] (Galician), saltagrá [feminine] (Galician), cogorniza [feminine] (Galician), coalla [feminine] (Galician), მწყერი (mc̣q̇eri) (Georgian), Wachtel [feminine] (German), ορτύκι (ortýki) [neuter] (Greek), kēlū (Hawaiian), שְֺלָו (slav) [masculine] (Hebrew), बटेर (baṭer) [feminine] (Hindi), वर्तक (vartak) (Hindi), fürj (Hungarian), kornhæna [feminine] (Icelandic), qualia (Interlingua), gearg [feminine] (Irish), quaglia [feminine] (Italian), ヨーロッパウズラ (yōroppauzura) (Japanese), (uzura) (Japanese), katurnis (Kabuverdianu), бөдн (bödn) (Kalmyk), uřë́ (Kamkata-viri), pugu (Kapampangan), бөдене (bödene) (Kazakh), សត្វក្រួច (sɑɑt kruəc) (Khmer), 메추라기 (mechuragi) (Korean), caia [feminine] (Ladin), coturnix [feminine] (Latin), paipala (Latvian), ოტრიკე (oťriǩe) (Laz), putpelė (Lithuanian), quaja [feminine] (Lombard), paśpula [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), потполошка (potpološka) [feminine] (Macedonian), препелица (prepelica) [feminine] (Macedonian), puyuh (Malay), കാട (kāṭa) (Malayalam), summiena [feminine] (Maltese), koreke (Maori), tāreke (Maori), koitāreke (Maori), whēwhī (Maori), ჭყორი (č̣q̇ori) (Mingrelian), бөднө (bödnö) (Mongolian), díłdánii (Navajo), salwa (Ngazidja Comorian), sá̄kani (Northern Ohlone), vaktel [masculine] (Norwegian), kakaicu (english: specifically Callipepla gambelii) (O'odham), calha [feminine] (Occitan), catla [feminine] (Occitan), ersċhenn [feminine] (Old English), edisċhenn [feminine] (Old English), уӕрцц (wærcc) (Ossetian), بلدرجین (bıldırcın) (Ottoman Turkish), بلدرچین (belderčin) (Persian), ورتیج (vartij) (Persian), وشم (vošm) (Persian), pipaną [neuter] (Polabian), przepiórka [feminine] (Polish), ορτύκιν (ortýkin) (Pontic Greek), codorna [feminine] (Portuguese), codorniz [feminine] (Portuguese), ਬਟੇਰਾ (baṭerā) [masculine] (Punjabi), dropya [feminine] (Romani), prepeliță [feminine] (Romanian), quacra (Romansch), quaiglia (Romansch), пе́репел (pérepel) [masculine] (Russian), वर्तक (vartaka) [masculine] (Sanskrit), वर्तीर (vartīra) [masculine] (Sanskrit), xrìcchibi (Sardinian), trepotès (Sardinian), cricchibì (Sardinian), guàgliulu (Sardinian), cualla (Sardinian), gearradh-gort [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), препелица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prepelica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), quagghia [feminine] (Sicilian), prepelica [feminine] (Slovak), prepelica [feminine] (Slovene), codorniz [feminine] (Spanish), შყა̈ჟუ̂ (šq̇äžû) (Svan), შყეჟუ̂ (šq̇ežû) (Svan), tombo (Swahili), vaktel [common-gender] (Swedish), pugo (Tagalog), kutipaw (english: young) (Tagalog), tiktiko [masculine] (Tagalog), காடை (kāṭai) (Tamil), hȕolóna (Taos), tazaršrešt [feminine] (Tarifit), бытбылдык (bıtbıldıq) (Tatar), бүдәнә (büdänä) (Tatar), కౌజు పిట్ట (kauju piṭṭa) (Telugu), นกกระทา (grà-taa) (Thai), bıldırcın (Turkish), пе́репел (pérepel) [masculine] (Ukrainian), pocpula [feminine] (Upper Sorbian), بودۇنە (bodune) (Uyghur), bedana (Uzbek), cuaja [feminine] (Venetian), cút (Vietnamese), cun cút (Vietnamese), bukfuruk (Vilamovian), kotur (Volapük), ubë (Waigali), pugo (Waray-Waray), sofliar [feminine] (Welsh), soflieir [feminine, plural] (Welsh), kwartel [common-gender] (West Frisian), hashbidí (Western Apache), ws (White Hmong), noog ws (White Hmong), beech' (Yucatec Maya), karek (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-quail-en-noun-yLgADCyT Disambiguation of People: 17 0 0 19 22 20 22 0 Disambiguation of Fowls: 30 8 4 26 4 18 6 5 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 4 1 28 1 18 3 2 Disambiguation of 'any of several small game birds': 98 2 0
  2. (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food. Tags: uncountable Translations (meat of said bird): przepiórka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-quail-en-noun-VMSc7kFO Disambiguation of 'meat of said bird': 19 81 0
  3. (obsolete) A prostitute. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-quail-en-noun-NiVr4rC1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: partridge

Verb

IPA: /kweɪl/, /ˈkweɪ.əl/ Audio: en-us-quail.ogg [US], en-au-quail.ogg [Australia] Forms: quails [present, singular, third-person], quailing [participle, present], quailed [participle, past], quailed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From Middle English quaylen, from Middle Dutch queilen, quēlen, from Old Dutch *quelan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwelan, from Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”). Doublet of queal. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|quaylen}} Middle English quaylen, {{der|en|dum|queilen}} Middle Dutch queilen, {{m|dum|quēlen}} quēlen, {{der|en|odt|*quelan}} Old Dutch *quelan, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*kwelan}} Proto-West Germanic *kwelan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kwelaną|t=to suffer}} Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”), {{doublet|en|queal}} Doublet of queal Head templates: {{en-verb}} quail (third-person singular simple present quails, present participle quailing, simple past and past participle quailed)
  1. (intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): People, Prostitution Categories (lifeform): Fowls
    Sense id: en-quail-en-verb-d3QNa7M7 Disambiguation of People: 17 0 0 19 22 20 22 0 Disambiguation of Prostitution: 19 1 13 25 10 19 10 3 Disambiguation of Fowls: 30 8 4 26 4 18 6 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 2 1 40 1 26 2 2
  2. (transitive, now rare) To daunt or frighten (someone). Tags: archaic, transitive Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-quail-en-verb-8DKNYz8H Disambiguation of People: 17 0 0 19 22 20 22 0
  3. (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): People Categories (lifeform): Fowls Translations (to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful): треперя (treperja) (Bulgarian), свивам се от страх (svivam se ot strah) (Bulgarian), zaleknout se [perfective] (Czech), ztratit odvahu [perfective] (Czech), polekat se [perfective] (Czech), terugdeinzen (Dutch), tutista (Finnish), შედრკომა (šedrḳoma) (Georgian), შეშინება (šešineba) (Georgian), შერხევა (šerxeva) (Georgian), შეტოკება (šeṭoḳeba) (Georgian), δειλιάζω (deiliázo) (Greek), creathnaigh (Irish), tungehe (Maori), tārure (Maori), przestraszać się [imperfective] (Polish), przestraszyć się [perfective] (Polish), пасова́ть (pasovátʹ) (Russian), робе́ть (robétʹ) (Russian), тру́сить (trúsitʹ) (Russian), дре́йфить (dréjfitʹ) (Russian), бздеть (bzdetʹ) [vulgar] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-quail-en-verb-O50wq2F1 Disambiguation of People: 17 0 0 19 22 20 22 0 Disambiguation of Fowls: 30 8 4 26 4 18 6 5 Disambiguation of 'to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful': 25 16 44 15
  4. (intransitive) Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-quail-en-verb--Uzg3Rla Disambiguation of People: 17 0 0 19 22 20 22 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: queal [obsolete], quele
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kweɪl/, /ˈkweɪ.əl/ Audio: en-us-quail.ogg [US], en-au-quail.ogg [Australia] Forms: quails [present, singular, third-person], quailing [participle, present], quailed [participle, past], quailed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From Middle English quaylen, qwaylen, from Old French quaillier, coaillier, from Latin coāgulāre. Doublet of coagulate. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|quaylen}} Middle English quaylen, {{m|enm|qwaylen}} qwaylen, {{der|en|fro|coaillier|quaillier, coaillier}} Old French quaillier, coaillier, {{der|en|la|coāgulāre}} Latin coāgulāre, {{doublet|en|coagulate}} Doublet of coagulate Head templates: {{en-verb}} quail (third-person singular simple present quails, present participle quailing, simple past and past participle quailed)
  1. (obsolete) To curdle or coagulate, as milk does. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-quail-en-verb-oWzyPB~k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
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          "word": "terugdeinzen"
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          "roman": "šedrḳoma",
          "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
          "word": "შედრკომა"
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          "word": "შეშინება"
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          "word": "შერხევა"
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "šeṭoḳeba",
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          "word": "შეტოკება"
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          "_dis1": "25 16 44 15",
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          "word": "tungehe"
        },
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          "_dis1": "25 16 44 15",
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          "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
          "word": "tārure"
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          "_dis1": "25 16 44 15",
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          "word": "пасова́ть"
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            "plural"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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        {
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        {
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "viiriäinen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "caille"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "caille des blés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "cuaie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paspallás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paspallar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "codorna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cadorna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cantagrá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "saltagrá"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cogorniza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "coalla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mc̣q̇eri",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "მწყერი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Wachtel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ortýki",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ορτύκι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "órtux",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ὄρτυξ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "kēlū"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "slav",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שְֺלָו"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "baṭer",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "बटेर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "vartak",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "वर्तक"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "fürj"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kornhæna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "qualia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gearg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "quaglia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yōroppauzura",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "ヨーロッパウズラ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uzura",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "鶉"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "kea",
          "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "katurnis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "bödn",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "бөдн"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "bsh",
          "lang": "Kamkata-viri",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "uřë́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "pam",
          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "pugu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "bödene",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "бөдене"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "sɑɑt kruəc",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "សត្វក្រួច"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "mechuragi",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "메추라기"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "lld",
          "lang": "Ladin",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "caia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "coturnix"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "paipala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "lzz",
          "lang": "Laz",
          "roman": "oťriǩe",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "ოტრიკე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "putpelė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "lmo",
          "lang": "Lombard",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "quaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "potpološka",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "потполошка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "prepelica",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "препелица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "puyuh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "kāṭa",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "കാട"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "summiena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "koreke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "tāreke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "koitāreke"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "whēwhī"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "xmf",
          "lang": "Mingrelian",
          "roman": "č̣q̇ori",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "ჭყორი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "bödnö",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "бөднө"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "díłdánii"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "salwa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "cst",
          "lang": "Northern Ohlone",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "sá̄kani"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vaktel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ood",
          "english": "specifically Callipepla gambelii",
          "lang": "O'odham",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "kakaicu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "calha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "catla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ersċhenn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "edisċhenn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "os",
          "lang": "Ossetian",
          "roman": "wærcc",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "уӕрцц"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "bıldırcın",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "بلدرجین"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "belderčin",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "بلدرچین"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "vartij",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "ورتیج"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "vošm",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "وشم"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "pox",
          "lang": "Polabian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "pipaną"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "przepiórka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "pnt",
          "lang": "Pontic Greek",
          "roman": "ortýkin",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "ορτύκιν"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "codorna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "codorniz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "baṭerā",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ਬਟੇਰਾ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "rom",
          "lang": "Romani",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dropya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prepeliță"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "quacra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "quaiglia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pérepel",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "пе́репел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vartaka",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "वर्तक"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "vartīra",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "वर्तीर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "xrìcchibi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "trepotès"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "cricchibì"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "guàgliulu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "cualla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gearradh-gort"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "препелица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prepelica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "quagghia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prepelica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prepelica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "paśpula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "hsb",
          "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pocpula"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "codorniz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sva",
          "lang": "Svan",
          "roman": "šq̇äžû",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "შყა̈ჟუ̂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sva",
          "lang": "Svan",
          "roman": "šq̇ežû",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "შყეჟუ̂"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "tombo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "vaktel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "pugo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "english": "young",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "kutipaw"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tiktiko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "kāṭai",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "காடை"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "twf",
          "lang": "Taos",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "hȕolóna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "rif",
          "lang": "Tarifit",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tazaršrešt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "bıtbıldıq",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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          "word": "కౌజు పిట్ట"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "นกกระทา"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "bıldırcın"
        },
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pérepel",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "bodune",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "بودۇنە"
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "uz",
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          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "bedana"
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          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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            "feminine"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "cút"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "cun cút"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "wym",
          "lang": "Vilamovian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "bukfuruk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "kotur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "wbk",
          "lang": "Waigali",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "ubë"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "war",
          "lang": "Waray-Waray",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "pugo"
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
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          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "soflieir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "kwartel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mww",
          "lang": "White Hmong",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "ws"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "mww",
          "lang": "White Hmong",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "noog ws"
        },
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          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "yua",
          "lang": "Yucatec Maya",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "beech'"
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        {
          "_dis1": "98 2 0",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "any of several small game birds",
          "word": "karek"
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        "The meat from this bird eaten as food."
      ],
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        "(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ],
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            "feminine"
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          "ref": "c. 1602, William Shakespeare, The Famous Historie of Troylus and Cresseid. Excellently Expressing the Beginning of their Loues, with the Conceited Wooing of Pandarus, Prince of Licia, London: Imprinted by G[eorge] Eld for R[ichard] Bonian and H[enry] Walley, and are to be sold at the spred Eagle in Paules Church-yeard, ouer against the great North doore, published 1609, →OCLC, act V, scene 1",
          "text": "Her's Agamemnon, an honeſt fellow inough and one that loues quailes, but hee has not ſo much braine as eare-wax, […]",
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        "(obsolete) A prostitute."
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        "obsolete"
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          "ref": "1601, Pliny the Elder, translated by Philemon Holland, The Historie of the World: Commonly Called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus; translated into English by Philemon Holland, London: Printed by Adam Islip, →OCLC",
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        "English transitive verbs"
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          "ref": "1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia: or, Buried Alive: A Novel, London; Boston, Mass.: Faber and Faber; republished in The Avignon Quintet, London: Faber, published 1992, page 358",
          "text": "To tell the truth the prospect rather quailed him – wandering about in the gloomy corridors of a nunnery."
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          "text": "Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this terrible winter. Yours is tender and trusting, and needs a stronger one to lean on; so I have come to you now, with an offer of marriage.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2016 February 20, “Obituary: Antonin Scalia: Always right”, in The Economist",
          "text": "His colleagues quailed when, in 1986, he first sat on the court as a brash 50-year-old whose experience had been mostly as a combative government lawyer: a justice who, in that sanctum of columns and deep judicial silence, was suddenly firing questions like grapeshot.",
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        "(intransitive) Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way."
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      "ipa": "/ˈkweɪ.əl/"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "treperja",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "треперя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "svivam se ot strah",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "свивам се от страх"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "zaleknout se"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
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      "word": "ztratit odvahu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "polekat se"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "terugdeinzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "tutista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šedrḳoma",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "შედრკომა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šešineba",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "შეშინება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šerxeva",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "შერხევა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šeṭoḳeba",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "შეტოკება"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "deiliázo",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "δειλιάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "creathnaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "tungehe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "tārure"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "przestraszać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "przestraszyć się"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "pasovátʹ",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "пасова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "robétʹ",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "робе́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trúsitʹ",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "тру́сить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dréjfitʹ",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
      "word": "дре́йфить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bzdetʹ",
      "sense": "to shrink or waver; to become fearful or doubtful",
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        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "бздеть"
    }
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}

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    "Requests for gender in Romansch entries",
    "Requests for gender in Sardinian entries",
    "Requests for gender in Vilamovian entries",
    "Requests for review of Northern Sami translations",
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      "word": "bustard quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "buttonquail"
    },
    {
      "word": "button-quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "California quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "California valley quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "common quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "dying quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "elegant quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gambel's quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "king quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mearns quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "Montezuma quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "mountain quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "New World quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "pectoral quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "quail-dove"
    },
    {
      "word": "quail dove"
    },
    {
      "word": "quailer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Quailgate"
    },
    {
      "word": "quail hawk"
    },
    {
      "word": "quailish"
    },
    {
      "word": "quail-pipe"
    },
    {
      "word": "quail pipe"
    },
    {
      "word": "quail-plover"
    },
    {
      "word": "San Quentin quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "scaled quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "sea quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "stubble quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "valley quail"
    },
    {
      "word": "Virginia quail"
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    {
      "word": "wood quail"
    }
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          "ref": "1954, Wildlife Review, numbers 75-83, page 44",
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1602, William Shakespeare, The Famous Historie of Troylus and Cresseid. Excellently Expressing the Beginning of their Loues, with the Conceited Wooing of Pandarus, Prince of Licia, London: Imprinted by G[eorge] Eld for R[ichard] Bonian and H[enry] Walley, and are to be sold at the spred Eagle in Paules Church-yeard, ouer against the great North doore, published 1609, →OCLC, act V, scene 1",
          "text": "Her's Agamemnon, an honeſt fellow inough and one that loues quailes, but hee has not ſo much braine as eare-wax, […]",
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        }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweɪ.əl/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eɪl"
    },
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      "homophone": "quale"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "shkurtë"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "apw",
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      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "hashbidí"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "سُمَّان"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
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      "code": "arz",
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      "roman": "semman",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
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      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "سمان"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "lor",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "լոր"
    },
    {
      "code": "ask",
      "lang": "Ashkun",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "uvřë́"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "bõta",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "বঁটা"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "bõta sorai",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "বঁটা চৰাই"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cogorniz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "parpagayera"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "bildirçin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "bıtbıldıq",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "бытбылдыҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "büźənə",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "бүҙәнә"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "galeper"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjerapjelka",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "перапелка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kōẇel",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "কোয়েল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "boṭera",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "বটেরা"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "koailh"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎdpǎdǎk",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "пъдпъдък"
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      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ngum:",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ငုံး"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "guatlla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "leqʼ",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "лекъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "guque",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ᎫᏇ"
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    {
      "code": "ny",
      "lang": "Chichewa",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "chinzirí"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "鵪鶉"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "am¹ ceon¹",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "鹌鹑"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "鵪鶉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ānchún or ānchun",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "鹌鹑"
    },
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      "code": "cv",
      "lang": "Chuvash",
      "roman": "put̬ene",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "путене"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "křepelka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vagtel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kwartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kwakkel"
    },
    {
      "code": "inc-oas",
      "lang": "Early Assamese",
      "roman": "boṇṭa",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "বণ্টা"
    },
    {
      "code": "cjm",
      "lang": "Eastern Cham",
      "roman": "vak",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ꨥꩀ"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "jor",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ёр"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "koturno"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "vutt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vaktil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "Old World",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "viiriäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "New World",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "amerikanviiriäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caille"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caille des blés"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "cuaie"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paspallás"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paspallar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "codorna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cadorna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cantagrá"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "saltagrá"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cogorniza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coalla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mc̣q̇eri",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "მწყერი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Wachtel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ortýki",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ορτύκι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "órtux",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ὄρτυξ"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "kēlū"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "slav",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שְֺלָו"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "baṭer",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "बटेर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vartak",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "वर्तक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "fürj"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kornhæna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "qualia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gearg"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "quaglia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yōroppauzura",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ヨーロッパウズラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uzura",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "鶉"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "katurnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "bödn",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "бөдн"
    },
    {
      "code": "bsh",
      "lang": "Kamkata-viri",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "uřë́"
    },
    {
      "code": "pam",
      "lang": "Kapampangan",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "pugu"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bödene",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "бөдене"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "sɑɑt kruəc",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "សត្វក្រួច"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mechuragi",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "메추라기"
    },
    {
      "code": "lld",
      "lang": "Ladin",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caia"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coturnix"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "paipala"
    },
    {
      "code": "lzz",
      "lang": "Laz",
      "roman": "oťriǩe",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ოტრიკე"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "putpelė"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "quaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "potpološka",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "потполошка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "prepelica",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "препелица"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "puyuh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kāṭa",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "കാട"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "summiena"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "koreke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "tāreke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "koitāreke"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "whēwhī"
    },
    {
      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "č̣q̇ori",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ჭყორი"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "bödnö",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "бөднө"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "díłdánii"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "salwa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cst",
      "lang": "Northern Ohlone",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "sá̄kani"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vaktel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ood",
      "english": "specifically Callipepla gambelii",
      "lang": "O'odham",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "kakaicu"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "calha"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "catla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ersċhenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "edisċhenn"
    },
    {
      "code": "os",
      "lang": "Ossetian",
      "roman": "wærcc",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "уӕрцц"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "bıldırcın",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "بلدرجین"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "belderčin",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "بلدرچین"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vartij",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ورتیج"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vošm",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "وشم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pox",
      "lang": "Polabian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pipaną"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przepiórka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pnt",
      "lang": "Pontic Greek",
      "roman": "ortýkin",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ορτύκιν"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "codorna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "codorniz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "baṭerā",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ਬਟੇਰਾ"
    },
    {
      "code": "rom",
      "lang": "Romani",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dropya"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prepeliță"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "quacra"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "quaiglia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pérepel",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́репел"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vartaka",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वर्तक"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "vartīra",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "वर्तीर"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "xrìcchibi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "trepotès"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "cricchibì"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "guàgliulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "cualla"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gearradh-gort"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "препелица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prepelica"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "quagghia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prepelica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prepelica"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "paśpula"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pocpula"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "codorniz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sva",
      "lang": "Svan",
      "roman": "šq̇äžû",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "შყა̈ჟუ̂"
    },
    {
      "code": "sva",
      "lang": "Svan",
      "roman": "šq̇ežû",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "შყეჟუ̂"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "tombo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vaktel"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "pugo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "english": "young",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "kutipaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tiktiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kāṭai",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "காடை"
    },
    {
      "code": "twf",
      "lang": "Taos",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "hȕolóna"
    },
    {
      "code": "rif",
      "lang": "Tarifit",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tazaršrešt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "bıtbıldıq",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "бытбылдык"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "büdänä",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "бүдәнә"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kauju piṭṭa",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "కౌజు పిట్ట"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "grà-taa",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "นกกระทา"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "bıldırcın"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pérepel",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́репел"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "bodune",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "بودۇنە"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "bedana"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cuaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "cút"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "cun cút"
    },
    {
      "code": "wym",
      "lang": "Vilamovian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "bukfuruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "kotur"
    },
    {
      "code": "wbk",
      "lang": "Waigali",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ubë"
    },
    {
      "code": "war",
      "lang": "Waray-Waray",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "pugo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sofliar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "soflieir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kwartel"
    },
    {
      "code": "mww",
      "lang": "White Hmong",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "ws"
    },
    {
      "code": "mww",
      "lang": "White Hmong",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "noog ws"
    },
    {
      "code": "yua",
      "lang": "Yucatec Maya",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "beech'"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "any of several small game birds",
      "word": "karek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "meat of said bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przepiórka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "quail"
  ],
  "word": "quail"
}

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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪl",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪl/1 syllable",
    "en:Fowls",
    "en:People",
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "quaylen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English quaylen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "qwaylen"
      },
      "expansion": "qwaylen",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "coaillier",
        "4": "quaillier, coaillier"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French quaillier, coaillier",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "coāgulāre"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin coāgulāre",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "coagulate"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of coagulate",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle English quaylen, qwaylen, from Old French quaillier, coaillier, from Latin coāgulāre. Doublet of coagulate.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "quails",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quailing",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "quailed",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
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        {
          "ref": "1601, Pliny the Elder, translated by Philemon Holland, The Historie of the World: Commonly Called the Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus; translated into English by Philemon Holland, London: Printed by Adam Islip, →OCLC",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To curdle or coagulate, as milk does."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kweɪl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkweɪ.əl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪl"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "quale"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-quail.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b0/En-us-quail.ogg/En-us-quail.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/En-us-quail.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-quail.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f9/En-au-quail.ogg/En-au-quail.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/En-au-quail.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "quail"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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