See ku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "resurrection",
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"word": "fɔ́nsɔ́nkú"
},
{
"english": "resurrection",
"translation": "resurrection",
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}
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},
"expansion": "Xwela Gbe nku",
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},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) kú",
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},
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"expansion": "Ewe ku",
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"1": "ee",
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},
"expansion": "Ewe eku",
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"1": "yo",
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},
"expansion": "Yoruba kú",
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},
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}
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"name": "cog"
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},
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"name": "cog"
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"2": "kú"
},
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"name": "cog"
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"1": "ajg",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) eku",
"name": "cog"
},
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"1": "sxw",
"2": "kú"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "okú"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "ku"
},
"expansion": "Ewe ku",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Ewe eku",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "kú"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "ikú"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba ikú",
"name": "cog"
}
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"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/kú/"
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"word": "ku"
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},
{
"args": {
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"2": "kú"
},
"expansion": "Fon kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "xwe",
"2": "nku"
},
"expansion": "Xwela Gbe nku",
"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "kú"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ajg",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Aja (West Africa) eku",
"name": "cog"
},
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"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "kú"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sxw",
"2": "okú"
},
"expansion": "Saxwe Gbe okú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "ku"
},
"expansion": "Ewe ku",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ee",
"2": "eku"
},
"expansion": "Ewe eku",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "kú"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba kú",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "yo",
"2": "ikú"
},
"expansion": "Yoruba ikú",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"lang": "Gun",
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{
"ipa": "/kú/"
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"word": "ku"
}
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