See Michel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"lang_code": "en",
"word": "Michael"
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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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"3": "מִיכָאֵל",
"lit": "who is like God?",
"tr": "mîḵāʾēl"
},
"expansion": "Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”)",
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],
"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nBiblical Hebrew מִי (mí)\nBiblical Hebrew כַּ־ (ka-)\nProto-Semitic *ʔil-\nBiblical Hebrew אֵל (él)\nBiblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mīḵāʾēl)bor.\nKoine Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl)bor.\nLatin Michāēl\nOld French Michelbor.\nMiddle English Michel\nFrom Old French Michel (forms such as Michael, Mychael etc. are from Old English Michahel, from Latin Michāhēl), from Latin Michaēl, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”).",
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},
{
"form": "Michael",
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]
},
{
"form": "Miȝhel",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Mihal",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Mihel",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Mychael",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Myghel",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Myghell",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Myȝhel",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
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"expansion": "Michel",
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{
"_dis": "68 23 9",
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"parents": [],
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{
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"word": "Michelmasse"
}
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"glosses": [
"a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael"
],
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"given name",
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[
"Michael",
"Michael#English"
]
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},
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"parents": [],
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{
"_dis": "42 49 9",
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
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"a patrynomic surname transferred from the given name"
],
"id": "en-Michel-enm-name-VuBi4l9D",
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"surname",
"surname"
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]
},
{
"glosses": [
"The Archangel Michael."
],
"id": "en-Michel-enm-name-rtnrnIEK",
"links": [
[
"Archangel",
"archangel"
],
[
"Michael",
"Michael"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmixəl/",
"note": "from Old English"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmiːxəl/",
"note": "from Old English"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmit͡ʃaˈɛːl/",
"note": "from French"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmiˈt͡ʃɛːl/",
"note": "from French"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmit͡ʃɛl/",
"note": "from French"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmiːkaˈɛːl/",
"note": "from Latin"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmiːˈkɛːl/",
"note": "from Latin"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmiːkɛl/",
"note": "from Latin"
}
],
"word": "Michel"
}
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"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English proper nouns",
"Middle English terms borrowed from Latin",
"Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
"Middle English terms derived from Biblical Hebrew",
"Middle English terms derived from Koine Greek",
"Middle English terms derived from Latin",
"Middle English terms derived from Old English",
"Middle English terms derived from Old French",
"Middle English terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
"Middle English terms derived from the Biblical Hebrew root א־ל",
"Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
"Pages using etymon with no ID",
"Pages with 7 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Pages with etymology trees",
"enm:Biblical characters"
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"derived": [
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"word": "Michelmasse"
}
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{
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{
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"word": "Myall"
},
{
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{
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"lang_code": "sco",
"word": "Michael"
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"name": "bor"
},
{
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"2": "ang",
"3": "Michahel"
},
"expansion": "Old English Michahel",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la",
"3": "Michāhēl"
},
"expansion": "Latin Michāhēl",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "la",
"3": "Michaēl"
},
"expansion": "Latin Michaēl",
"name": "bor"
},
{
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"1": "enm",
"2": "hbo",
"3": "מִיכָאֵל",
"lit": "who is like God?",
"tr": "mîḵāʾēl"
},
"expansion": "Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is like God?”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Michael",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Miȝhel",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Mihal",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Mihel",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Mychael",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Myghel",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Myghell",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "Myȝhel",
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]
}
],
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"Middle English male given names",
"Middle English male given names from Hebrew"
],
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"a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Michael"
],
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"a patrynomic surname transferred from the given name"
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{
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"The Archangel Michael."
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{
"ipa": "/ˈmixəl/",
"note": "from Old English"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmiːxəl/",
"note": "from Old English"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmit͡ʃaˈɛːl/",
"note": "from French"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmiˈt͡ʃɛːl/",
"note": "from French"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmit͡ʃɛl/",
"note": "from French"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmiːkaˈɛːl/",
"note": "from Latin"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌmiːˈkɛːl/",
"note": "from Latin"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmiːkɛl/",
"note": "from Latin"
}
],
"word": "Michel"
}
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