See sampan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
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{
"word": "jampan"
}
],
"categories": [
"English terms with historical senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"Indian English"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1785, George Forster, Journey from Bengal..., page 3:",
"text": "... by these central poles the litter, or as it is here called, the Sampan, is supported on the shoulders of four men.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of jampan."
],
"links": [
[
"jampan",
"jampan#English"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(India, chiefly historical) Alternative form of jampan."
],
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"India",
"alt-of",
"alternative",
"historical"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈsæm.pæn/"
}
],
"word": "sampan"
}
Download raw JSONL data for sampan meaning in English (7.4kB)
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"title": "sampan",
"trace": ""
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