"rainy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹeɪni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rainy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rainier [comparative], rainiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪni Etymology: From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|reyny}} Middle English reyny, {{inh|en|ang|reġniġ}} Old English reġniġ, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*regnagaz|t=rainy}} Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), {{suf|en|rain|y|id2=adjectival}} rain + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} rainy (comparative rainier, superlative rainiest)
  1. Pouring with rain; wet; showery Derived forms: rainily, raininess, rainy day, rainy season Translations (abounding with rain): ὄμβριος (ómbrios) (Ancient Greek), مَطِر (maṭir) (Arabic), مَاطِر (māṭir) (Arabic), مُمْطِر (mumṭir) (Arabic), անձրևոտ (anjrewot) (Armenian), pluios (Aromanian), pluiros (Aromanian), lluviosu (Asturian), yağışlı (Azerbaijani), yağmurlu (Azerbaijani), euritsu (Basque), дажджы́сты (daždžýsty) (Belarusian), дажджлі́вы (daždžlívy) (Belarusian), дажджавы́ (daždžavý) (Belarusian), mauran (Bikol Central), дъждо́вен (dǎždóven) (Bulgarian), дъждови́т (dǎždovít) (Bulgarian), plujós (Catalan), 多雨 (do¹ jyu⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 多雨 (duōyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), deštivý (Czech), regnfuld (Danish), regenachtig (Dutch), pluva (Esperanto), vihmane (Estonian), sateinen (Finnish), pluvieux (French), ploiôs (Friulian), chuvioso (Galician), წვიმიანი (c̣vimiani) (Georgian), regnerisch (German), βροχερός (vrocherós) (Greek), גָּשׁוּם (gashúm) (Hebrew), esős (Hungarian), vihmakas (Ingrian), saekas (Ingrian), itkuin (Ingrian), fliuch (Irish), fearthainneach (Irish), báistiúil (Irish), piovoso (Italian), pluviale (Italian), 雨が降る (ame ga furu) (alt: あめがふる) (Japanese), 雨の (ame no) (alt: あめの) (Japanese), 雨降りの (amefuri no) (alt: あめふりの) (Japanese), 雨の多い (ame no ōi) (alt: あめのおおい) (Japanese), хурта (xurta) (Kalmyk), хур-бората (xur-borata) (Kalmyk), жаңбырлы (jañbyrly) (Kazakh), جاڭبىرلى [Arabic] (Kazakh), наңмырлығ (nañmırlığ) (Khakas), 비가 오는 (alt: 많이) (Korean), 우중의 (ujung'ui) (Korean), ມີຝົນ (mī fon) (Lao), pluviōsus (Latin), imbridus [Medieval] (Latin), lietains (Latvian), lietingas (Lithuanian), дождлив (doždliv) (Macedonian), ᠠᡤᠠᠩᡤᠠ (agangga) (Manchu), hāuaua (Maori), бороотой (borootoj) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠪᠣᠷᠤᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠠᠢ (boruɣatai) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), тугдэку (tugdeku) (Nanai), regnfull (Norwegian Bokmål), regnfull (Norwegian Nynorsk), plujós (Occitan), بارانی (bârâni) (Persian), räajnisch (Plautdietsch), deszczowy (Polish), dżdżysty [archaic] (Polish), chuvoso (Portuguese), pluvioso (Portuguese), ploios (Romanian), дождли́вый (doždlívyj) (Russian), дождево́й (doždevój) (english: related to rain) (Russian), proghinosu (Sardinian), pioanu (Sardinian), кѝшан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), kìšan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), нағбурлығ (naĝburlıĝ) (Shor), chiuvusu (Sicilian), daždivý (Slovak), deževen (Slovene), lluvioso (Spanish), pluvioso (Spanish), regnig (Swedish), maulan [literally] (Tagalog), yağmurlu (Turkish), частыг (çastıg) (Tuvan), чаашкынныг (çaaşkınnıg) (Tuvan), дощови́й (doščovýj) (Ukrainian), дощови́тий (doščovýtyj) (Ukrainian), yomgʻirli (Uzbek), piovàn (Venetian), trời mưa (Vietnamese), có mưa (Vietnamese), ᡍᡇᠷᡐᠠᡅ (xurtai) (Written Oirat), самыырдаах (samıırdaaq) (Yakut), נאַס (nas) (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

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          "word": "rainily"
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          "lang": "Arabic",
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          "sense": "abounding with rain",
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          "code": "ar",
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anjrewot",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "անձրևոտ"
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          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluios"
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        {
          "code": "rup",
          "lang": "Aromanian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluiros"
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        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "lluviosu"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "yağışlı"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "yağmurlu"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "euritsu"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "daždžýsty",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дажджы́сты"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "daždžlívy",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дажджлі́вы"
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "daždžavý",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дажджавы́"
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        {
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "mauran"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dǎždóven",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дъждо́вен"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "dǎždovít",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дъждови́т"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "plujós"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "do¹ jyu⁵",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "多雨"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "duōyǔ",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "多雨"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "deštivý"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "regnfuld"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "regenachtig"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluva"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "vihmane"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "sateinen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluvieux"
        },
        {
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "ploiôs"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "chuvioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣vimiani",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "წვიმიანი"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "regnerisch"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "vrocherós",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "βροχερός"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ómbrios",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "ὄμβριος"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gashúm",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "גָּשׁוּם"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "esős"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "vihmakas"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "saekas"
        },
        {
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "itkuin"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "fliuch"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "fearthainneach"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "báistiúil"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "piovoso"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluviale"
        },
        {
          "alt": "あめがふる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ame ga furu",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "雨が降る"
        },
        {
          "alt": "あめの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ame no",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "雨の"
        },
        {
          "alt": "あめふりの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "amefuri no",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "雨降りの"
        },
        {
          "alt": "あめのおおい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ame no ōi",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "雨の多い"
        },
        {
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "xurta",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "хурта"
        },
        {
          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "xur-borata",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "хур-бората"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jañbyrly",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "жаңбырлы"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "جاڭبىرلى"
        },
        {
          "code": "kjh",
          "lang": "Khakas",
          "roman": "nañmırlığ",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "наңмырлығ"
        },
        {
          "alt": "많이",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "비가 오는"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ujung'ui",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "우중의"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "mī fon",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "ມີຝົນ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluviōsus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "Medieval"
          ],
          "word": "imbridus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "lietains"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "lietingas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "doždliv",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дождлив"
        },
        {
          "code": "mnc",
          "lang": "Manchu",
          "roman": "agangga",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "ᠠᡤᠠᠩᡤᠠ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "hāuaua"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "borootoj",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "бороотой"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "boruɣatai",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "Mongolian"
          ],
          "word": "ᠪᠣᠷᠤᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠠᠢ"
        },
        {
          "code": "gld",
          "lang": "Nanai",
          "roman": "tugdeku",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "тугдэку"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "regnfull"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "regnfull"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "plujós"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bârâni",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "بارانی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "räajnisch"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "deszczowy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "dżdżysty"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "chuvoso"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluvioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "ploios"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "doždlívyj",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дождли́вый"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "related to rain",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "doždevój",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дождево́й"
        },
        {
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "proghinosu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sc",
          "lang": "Sardinian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pioanu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "кѝшан"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "kìšan"
        },
        {
          "code": "cjs",
          "lang": "Shor",
          "roman": "naĝburlıĝ",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "нағбурлығ"
        },
        {
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "chiuvusu"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "daždivý"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "deževen"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "lluvioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "pluvioso"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "regnig"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "tags": [
            "literally"
          ],
          "word": "maulan"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "yağmurlu"
        },
        {
          "code": "tyv",
          "lang": "Tuvan",
          "roman": "çastıg",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "частыг"
        },
        {
          "code": "tyv",
          "lang": "Tuvan",
          "roman": "çaaşkınnıg",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "чаашкынныг"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "doščovýj",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дощови́й"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "doščovýtyj",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "дощови́тий"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "yomgʻirli"
        },
        {
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "piovàn"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "trời mưa"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "có mưa"
        },
        {
          "code": "xwo",
          "lang": "Written Oirat",
          "roman": "xurtai",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "ᡍᡇᠷᡐᠠᡅ"
        },
        {
          "code": "sah",
          "lang": "Yakut",
          "roman": "samıırdaaq",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "самыырдаах"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "nas",
          "sense": "abounding with rain",
          "word": "נאַס"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹeɪni/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪni"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "rainily"
    },
    {
      "word": "raininess"
    },
    {
      "word": "rainy day"
    },
    {
      "word": "rainy season"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "reyny"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English reyny",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "reġniġ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English reġniġ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*regnagaz",
        "t": "rainy"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "rain",
        "3": "y",
        "id2": "adjectival"
      },
      "expansion": "rain + -y",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-Germanic *regnagaz (“rainy”), equivalent to rain + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rainier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rainiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "rainy (comparative rainier, superlative rainiest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations",
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival)",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Nanai terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Rhymes:English/eɪni",
        "Rhymes:English/eɪni/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "It's a very rainy day, so let's stay indoors.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pouring with rain; wet; showery"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ],
        [
          "wet",
          "wet"
        ],
        [
          "showery",
          "showery"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹeɪni/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪni"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "maṭir",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "مَطِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "māṭir",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "مَاطِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mumṭir",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "مُمْطِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anjrewot",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "անձրևոտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluios"
    },
    {
      "code": "rup",
      "lang": "Aromanian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluiros"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "lluviosu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "yağışlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "yağmurlu"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "euritsu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "daždžýsty",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дажджы́сты"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "daždžlívy",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дажджлі́вы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "daždžavý",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дажджавы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "mauran"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dǎždóven",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дъждо́вен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "dǎždovít",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дъждови́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "plujós"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "do¹ jyu⁵",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "多雨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "duōyǔ",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "多雨"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "deštivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "regnfuld"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "regenachtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluva"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "vihmane"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "sateinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluvieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "ploiôs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "chuvioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣vimiani",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "წვიმიანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "regnerisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vrocherós",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "βροχερός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ómbrios",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "ὄμβριος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gashúm",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "גָּשׁוּם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "esős"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "vihmakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "saekas"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "itkuin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "fliuch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "fearthainneach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "báistiúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "piovoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluviale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あめがふる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ame ga furu",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "雨が降る"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あめの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ame no",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "雨の"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あめふりの",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "amefuri no",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "雨降りの"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あめのおおい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ame no ōi",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "雨の多い"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "xurta",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "хурта"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "xur-borata",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "хур-бората"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jañbyrly",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "жаңбырлы"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "جاڭبىرلى"
    },
    {
      "code": "kjh",
      "lang": "Khakas",
      "roman": "nañmırlığ",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "наңмырлығ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "많이",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "비가 오는"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ujung'ui",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "우중의"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "mī fon",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "ມີຝົນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluviōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "Medieval"
      ],
      "word": "imbridus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "lietains"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "lietingas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "doždliv",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дождлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mnc",
      "lang": "Manchu",
      "roman": "agangga",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "ᠠᡤᠠᠩᡤᠠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "hāuaua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "borootoj",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "бороотой"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "boruɣatai",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠪᠣᠷᠤᠭ᠋ᠠᠲᠠᠢ"
    },
    {
      "code": "gld",
      "lang": "Nanai",
      "roman": "tugdeku",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "тугдэку"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "regnfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "regnfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "plujós"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bârâni",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "بارانی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "räajnisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "deszczowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "dżdżysty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "chuvoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluvioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "ploios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "doždlívyj",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дождли́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "related to rain",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "doždevój",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дождево́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "proghinosu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pioanu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "кѝшан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "kìšan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cjs",
      "lang": "Shor",
      "roman": "naĝburlıĝ",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "нағбурлығ"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "chiuvusu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "daždivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "deževen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "lluvioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "pluvioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "regnig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "maulan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "yağmurlu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyv",
      "lang": "Tuvan",
      "roman": "çastıg",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "частыг"
    },
    {
      "code": "tyv",
      "lang": "Tuvan",
      "roman": "çaaşkınnıg",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "чаашкынныг"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "doščovýj",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дощови́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "doščovýtyj",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "дощови́тий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "yomgʻirli"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "piovàn"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "trời mưa"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "có mưa"
    },
    {
      "code": "xwo",
      "lang": "Written Oirat",
      "roman": "xurtai",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "ᡍᡇᠷᡐᠠᡅ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "samıırdaaq",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "самыырдаах"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "nas",
      "sense": "abounding with rain",
      "word": "נאַס"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rainy"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2028",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"alt\": bi-ga (mani) oneun vs. 많이",
  "path": [
    "rainy"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "rainy",
  "trace": ""
}

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