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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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},
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"_dis": "25 1 13 17 26 10 2 7",
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"ipa": "/ˈbelek/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbe.leʔ]"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
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}
],
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}
],
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"red eye with sticky discharge as conjunctivitis"
],
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[
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]
}
],
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"ipa": "/ˈbelek/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbe.leʔ]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eleʔ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-leʔ"
},
{
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}
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]
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},
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},
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}
],
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{
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"tags": [
"Jawi"
]
},
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"form": "lebih belek",
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"comparative"
]
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"tags": [
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},
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{
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"_dis": "25 1 13 17 26 10 2 7",
"kind": "other",
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},
{
"word": "berlumpur"
}
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},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbe.leʔ]"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
"rhymes": "-eʔ"
}
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"Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Malay verbs",
"Pages with 7 entries",
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"Rhymes:Malay/eleʔ",
"Rhymes:Malay/eleʔ/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Malay/eʔ",
"Rhymes:Malay/eʔ/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Malay/leʔ",
"Rhymes:Malay/leʔ/2 syllables"
],
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},
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},
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}
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"be",
"lek"
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"to look carefully esp. at a close distance from the naked eye"
]
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"to examine"
],
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[
"examine",
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]
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"word": "periksa"
}
]
},
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"to rummage or scour through pages of books, letters etc"
],
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[
"rummage",
"rummage"
],
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"scour",
"scour"
]
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{
"ipa": "/ˈbelek/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbe.leʔ]"
},
{
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},
{
"rhymes": "-leʔ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eʔ"
}
],
"word": "belek"
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"red eye with sticky discharge as conjunctivitis"
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{
"ipa": "/ˈbelek/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbe.leʔ]"
},
{
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},
{
"rhymes": "-leʔ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eʔ"
}
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"Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
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"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Malay/eleʔ",
"Rhymes:Malay/eleʔ/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Malay/eʔ",
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"Rhymes:Malay/leʔ",
"Rhymes:Malay/leʔ/2 syllables"
],
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[
"belek",
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"Jawi"
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"comparative"
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"superlative"
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},
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"word": "berlumpur"
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{
"ipa": "/ˈbelek/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈbe.leʔ]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eleʔ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-leʔ"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eʔ"
}
],
"word": "belek"
}
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