See wen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "a cyst on the skin",
"word": "혹"
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"code": "ota",
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"word": "жирови́к"
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"code": "tl",
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"sense": "a cyst on the skin",
"word": "butlig"
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