See cha in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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},
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"cha"
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"cha"
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},
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"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtsa/",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt͡sa]",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
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],
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{
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"cha"
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"Standard-Tagalog"
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"ipa": "[ˈt͡saʔ]",
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"Standard-Tagalog"
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"ipa": "[ˈt͡sa]",
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{
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"form": "chaya",
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"cha"
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{
"word": "tao"
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{
"word": "teks"
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],
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{
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{
"word": "tihaya"
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"ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃaʔ/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
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"ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃaʔ]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtsaʔ/",
"note": "no palatal assimilation"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈt͡saʔ]",
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},
{
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],
"word": "cha"
}
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