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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæi̯ər(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæi̯r(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃɛ̝ːr(ə)/",
"note": "from an Old French variety which monophthongised /ai̯/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃeːr(ə)/",
"note": "possibly through raising after /t͡ʃ/; compare Scots cheen"
}
],
"word": "chayere"
}
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