See tuko in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"rhymes": "-oʔ"
},
{
"ipa": "/tuˈkoʔ/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[t̪ʊˈxoʔ]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-oʔ"
},
{
"ipa": "/tuˈko/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[t̪ʊˈxo]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-o"
},
{
"ipa": "/tuˈkoʔ/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[t̪ʊˈxoʔ]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-oʔ"
},
{
"ipa": "/tuˈkoʔ/",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"ipa": "[t̪ʊˈxoʔ]",
"tags": [
"Standard-Tagalog"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-oʔ"
}
],
"word": "tuko"
}
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