See wise man in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "kavi",
"sense": "wise man",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "कवि"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "wise man",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sabio"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "man who is a sage or seer",
"word": "tietäjä"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "man who is a sage or seer",
"word": "tiitäjä"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "múdrec",
"sense": "man who is a sage or seer",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "му́дрец"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "man who is a sage or seer",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mago"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "magus",
"word": "tietäjä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "magus",
"word": "see Itämaan tietäjät"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "magus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "roi mage"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "magus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rei mago"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "magus",
"word": "tiitäjä"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "magus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "fáidh"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mag",
"sense": "magus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "маг"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "magus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mago"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "magus",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "rey mago"
}
],
"word": "wise man"
}
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