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"masculine"
],
"word": "reloj de agua"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "device for measuring time",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vattenur"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "naa-lí-gaa-náam",
"sense": "device for measuring time",
"word": "นาฬิกาน้ำ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "device for measuring time",
"word": "su saati"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vodjanýj hodýnnyk",
"sense": "device for measuring time",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "водяни́й годи́нник"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "klepsýdra",
"sense": "device for measuring time",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "клепси́дра"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "device for measuring time",
"word": "đồng hồ nước"
}
],
"word": "water clock"
}
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