See schwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "شْوَا"
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"sense": "indeterminate central vowel",
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"word": "vocal neutra"
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"sense": "indeterminate central vowel",
"tags": [
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "zhōngyāng yuányīn",
"sense": "indeterminate central vowel",
"word": "中央元音"
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"word": "שווא \\ שְׁוָא"
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{
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{
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{
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{
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"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "shva"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of shva"
],
"links": [
[
"shva",
"shva#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "schwa"
}
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