See cad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "where are you from?",
"translation": "where are you from?",
"word": "cad as duit?"
},
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"english": "why",
"translation": "why",
"word": "cad chuige"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
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},
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],
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"english": "where are you from?",
"translation": "where are you from?",
"word": "cad as duit?"
},
{
"english": "why",
"translation": "why",
"word": "cad chuige"
},
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"word": "cad ina thaobh"
}
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"ipa": "/kad̪ˠ/"
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"ipa": "/kəd̪ˠ/"
}
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}
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