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{
"derived": [
{
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"word": "bright spark"
},
{
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"word": "jump spark"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "macrospark"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "microspark"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "ocular spark"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark anglemouth"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark arrester"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark arrestor"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark bird"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark coil"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sparkful"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark gap"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark knock"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sparkler"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark of life"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark out"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark plug"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sparks fly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark spread"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark test"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark testing"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark transmitter"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "spark up"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sparky"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "vital spark"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sparkle"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "eo",
"2": "sparko",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Esperanto: sparko",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Esperanto: sparko"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ja",
"2": "スパーク",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Japanese: スパーク",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Japanese: スパーク"
}
],
"etymology_number": 1,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "sparke"
},
"expansion": "Middle English sparke",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ang",
"3": "spearca"
},
"expansion": "Old English spearca",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*sparkō"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sparkō",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "stq",
"2": "Spoorke"
},
"expansion": "Saterland Frisian Spoorke",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "spark"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian spark",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "spark"
},
"expansion": "Dutch spark",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nds-de",
"2": "Sparke"
},
"expansion": "German Low German Sparke",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Sparke"
},
"expansion": "German Sparke",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*sparkaz",
"t": "lively, energetic"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sparkaz (“lively, energetic”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*sperg-",
"4": "",
"5": "to strew, sprinkle"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“to strew, sprinkle”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "br",
"2": "erc’h",
"3": "",
"4": "snow"
},
"expansion": "Breton erc’h (“snow”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "spargō",
"3": "",
"4": "to scatter, spread"
},
"expansion": "Latin spargō (“to scatter, spread”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "sprógti",
"3": "",
"4": "to germinate"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian sprógti (“to germinate”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "σπαργάω",
"3": "",
"4": "to swell"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek σπαργάω (spargáō, “to swell”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬈𐬔𐬀",
"t": "branch, twig"
},
"expansion": "Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬈𐬔𐬀 (frasparega, “branch, twig”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "पर्जन्य",
"3": "",
"4": "rain, rain god"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit पर्जन्य (parjanya, “rain, rain god”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English sparke, sperke, from Old English spearca, from Proto-West Germanic *sparkō (compare Saterland Frisian Spoorke, West Frisian spark, Dutch spark, German Low German Sparke, German Sparke), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *sparkaz (“lively, energetic”), from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“to strew, sprinkle”) (compare Breton erc’h (“snow”), Latin spargō (“to scatter, spread”), sparsus (“scattered”), Lithuanian sprógti (“to germinate”), Ancient Greek σπαργάω (spargáō, “to swell”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬈𐬔𐬀 (frasparega, “branch, twig”), Sanskrit पर्जन्य (parjanya, “rain, rain god”)).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "sparks",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "spark (plural sparks)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "26 1 4 6 6 14 2 9 3 1 5 11 1 11 1",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Fire",
"orig": "en:Fire",
"parents": [
"Combustion",
"Light sources",
"Chemical processes",
"Light",
"Nature",
"Energy",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "25 1 12 8 3 3 7 2 6 2 4 26 1 1 1",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Light",
"orig": "en:Light",
"parents": [
"Energy",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction."
],
"id": "en-spark-en-noun-en:Q911679",
"links": [
[
"particle",
"particle"
],
[
"glow",
"glow"
],
[
"molten",
"molten"
],
[
"fire",
"fire"
],
[
"electrical",
"electrical"
],
[
"surge",
"surge"
],
[
"heat",
"heat"
],
[
"friction",
"friction"
]
],
"senseid": [
"en:Q911679"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "cinder"
},
{
"word": "ember"
},
{
"word": "gnast"
},
{
"word": "funk"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "vonk"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "xixë"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "shtiaz"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "shkëndijë"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šarāra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "شَرَارَة"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "arz",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šarāra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Egyptian-Arabic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "شرارة"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kayc",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "կայծ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "kayc",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "կայծ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "kaycakn",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "կայծակն"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scãntealji"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scãntealje"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "phiriṅoti",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ফিৰিঙটি"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "qığılcım"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "txinparta"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "і́скра"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "bn",
"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "sphuliṅgo",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "স্ফুলিঙ্গ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "bho",
"lang": "Bhojpuri",
"roman": "ciṅgārī",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "चिंगारी"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iskrá",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра́"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "mi:pwa:",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "မီးပွား"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espurna"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "guspira"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huǒhuā",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "火花"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jiskra"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gnist"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vonk"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sprank"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "vuursprank"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "fajrero"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "säde"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "neisti"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "kipinä"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "étincelle"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "flammèche"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "muxica"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "moxena"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fírgoa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "famelga"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "funisca"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "naṗerc̣ḳali",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ნაპერწკალი"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Funke"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "spinthíras",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "σπινθήρας"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "spinthḗr",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "σπινθήρ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nitzótz",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "נִיצוֹץ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "getz",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גֵּץ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ziq",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "זִיק"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ciṅgārī",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "चिंगारी"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "szikra"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "neisti"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "cintilo"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "drithle"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spréach"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "splanc"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scintilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"alt": "ひばな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hibana",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "火花"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hi no ko",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "火の粉"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ūşqyn",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ұшқын"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pkaa pləəŋ",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ផ្កាភ្លើង"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kɑmtɨc pləəŋ",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "កំទេចភ្លើង"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulkkot",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "불꽃"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "pirşing",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "پِرشِنگ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "uckun",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "учкун"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pa kāi",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ປະກາຍ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lūk fai",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ລູກໄຟ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "dzierksts"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "spierksts"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scintilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzirkstele"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "lnj",
"lang": "Linngithigh",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "mwi"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kibirkštis"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "Fonk"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "и́скра"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "bunga api"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tīppori",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "തീപ്പൊരി"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "korā"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "mzn",
"lang": "Mazanderani",
"roman": "serikke",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "سریکه"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "sparke"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "sparkel"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "gld",
"lang": "Nanai",
"roman": "posin",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "посин"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gnist"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gneiste"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "beluga"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scintila"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "prg",
"lang": "Old Prussian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spanxti"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "jeraqqe",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "جرقه"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "axgar",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "اخگر"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "abiz",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ابیز"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šarâre",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "شراره"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Funk"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fagulha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chispa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faúlha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "centelha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scânteie"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sbrinzel"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "и́скра"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrá",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра́"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "schinchidha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scincidha"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "варница"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "жижица"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "жижа"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "varnica"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "žižica"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "žiža"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faiḍḍa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spisiḍḍa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škrja"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škra"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chispa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "centella"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pavesa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chiribita"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gnista"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šarora",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "шарора"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bprà-gaai",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ประกาย"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lûuk-fai",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ลูกไฟ"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "kıvılcım"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "uçgun"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "і́скра"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "cingārī",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "چنگاری"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "uchqun"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "tia lửa"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spite"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "blawete"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spitron"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "flamaxhe"
},
{
"_dis1": "69 1 10 7 5 1 2 6",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gwreichionen"
}
],
"wikidata": [
"Q911679"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A short or small burst of electrical discharge."
],
"id": "en-spark-en-noun-DVAwruJn",
"links": [
[
"burst",
"burst"
],
[
"discharge",
"discharge"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kayc",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "կայծ"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "kayc",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "կայծ"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "kaycakn",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "կայծակն"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iskrá",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра́"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espurna"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "guspira"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "centella"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huǒhuā",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "火花"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jiskra"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gnist"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "vonk"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "sparko"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "kipinä"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "funisca"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "musca"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Funke"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nitzótz",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "נִיצוֹץ"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spréach"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "scintilla"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seupakeu",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "스파크"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzirkstele"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "percikan"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gnist"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gneiste"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "и́скра"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrá",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра́"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "varnica"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faiḍḍa"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škrja"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škra"
},
{
"_dis1": "14 64 2 2 2 2 12 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chispa"
},
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "kipinä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "étincelle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "flammèche"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "muxica"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "moxena"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fírgoa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "famelga"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "funisca"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "naṗerc̣ḳali",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ნაპერწკალი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Funke"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "spinthíras",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "σπινθήρας"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "spinthḗr",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "σπινθήρ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nitzótz",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "נִיצוֹץ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "getz",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "גֵּץ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ziq",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "זִיק"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ciṅgārī",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "चिंगारी"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "szikra"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "neisti"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "cintilo"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "drithle"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spréach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "splanc"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scintilla"
},
{
"alt": "ひばな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hibana",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "火花"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hi no ko",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "火の粉"
},
{
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "ūşqyn",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ұшқын"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pkaa pləəŋ",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ផ្កាភ្លើង"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kɑmtɨc pləəŋ",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "កំទេចភ្លើង"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulkkot",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "불꽃"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "pirşing",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "پِرشِنگ"
},
{
"code": "ky",
"lang": "Kyrgyz",
"roman": "uckun",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "учкун"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "pa kāi",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ປະກາຍ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "lūk fai",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ລູກໄຟ"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "dzierksts"
},
{
"code": "ltg",
"lang": "Latgalian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "spierksts"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scintilla"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzirkstele"
},
{
"code": "lnj",
"lang": "Linngithigh",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "mwi"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kibirkštis"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "Fonk"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "и́скра"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "bunga api"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "tīppori",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "തീപ്പൊരി"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "korā"
},
{
"code": "mzn",
"lang": "Mazanderani",
"roman": "serikke",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "سریکه"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "sparke"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "sparkel"
},
{
"code": "gld",
"lang": "Nanai",
"roman": "posin",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "посин"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gnist"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gneiste"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "beluga"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scintila"
},
{
"code": "prg",
"lang": "Old Prussian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spanxti"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "jeraqqe",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "جرقه"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "axgar",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "اخگر"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "abiz",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ابیز"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šarâre",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "شراره"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Funk"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "fagulha"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chispa"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faúlha"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "centelha"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scânteie"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sbrinzel"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "и́скра"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrá",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра́"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "schinchidha"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "scincidha"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "варница"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "жижица"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "жижа"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "varnica"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "žižica"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "žiža"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faiḍḍa"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spisiḍḍa"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"code": "dsb",
"lang": "Lower Sorbian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škrja"
},
{
"code": "hsb",
"lang": "Upper Sorbian",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "škra"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chispa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "centella"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pavesa"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "chiribita"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gnista"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "šarora",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "шарора"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bprà-gaai",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ประกาย"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "lûuk-fai",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "ลูกไฟ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "kıvılcım"
},
{
"code": "tk",
"lang": "Turkmen",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "uçgun"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "і́скра"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "cingārī",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "چنگاری"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "uchqun"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"word": "tia lửa"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spite"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "blawete"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "spitron"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "flamaxhe"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "particle of glowing matter",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "gwreichionen"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "kayc",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "կայծ"
},
{
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "kayc",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "կայծ"
},
{
"code": "xcl",
"lang": "Old Armenian",
"roman": "kaycakn",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "կայծակն"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "iskrá",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра́"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "espurna"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "guspira"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "centella"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "huǒhuā",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "火花"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jiskra"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "gnist"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "vonk"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "sparko"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "kipinä"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "funisca"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "musca"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Funke"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "nitzótz",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "נִיצוֹץ"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spréach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "scintilla"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "seupakeu",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "스파크"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dzirkstele"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"word": "percikan"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gnist"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gneiste"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faísca"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ískra",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "и́скра"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "iskrá",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра́"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"feminine"
],
"word": "искра"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "iskra"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "burst of electrical discharge",
"tags": [
"Roman",
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"en:Light",
"en:Occupations",
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"word": "sparkish"
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"word": "sparker"
}
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"To woo, court; to act the gallant or beau."
],
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],
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"General-American"
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{
"word": "make love"
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{
"word": "romance"
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"word": "solicit"
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"word": "woo"
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