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"t": "grandparent/grandchild (recipr.); ancestor; lord, master, owner"
},
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"word": "lelang"
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{
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"word": "agwela"
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"word": "lelang"
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{
"word": "inda-poon"
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"ipa": "/ʔimˈpo/",
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"Standard-Tagalog"
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"ipa": "[ʔɪmˈpo]",
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"Standard-Tagalog"
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{
"rhymes": "-o"
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