See भला in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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22
]
],
"bold_roman_offsets": [
[
5,
10
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
5,
8
]
],
"english": "For your own sake/good, eat this.",
"roman": "apne bhale ke lie (≈ apnī bhalāī ke lie), isko khāie.",
"text": "अपने भले के लिए (≈ अपनी भलाई के लिए), इसको खाइए।",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"benefit, welfare, sake"
],
"links": [
[
"benefit",
"benefit"
],
[
"welfare",
"welfare"
],
[
"sake",
"sake"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/bʱə.lɑː/",
"tags": [
"Delhi"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[bʱɐ.läː]",
"tags": [
"Delhi"
]
}
],
"word": "भला"
}
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