period, any length of time
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| English | period, term, age | piəɹiəd, tɜ:m, eidʒ |
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| Hindi | काल्र, समय, चक | kal, səməj, tʃəkr |
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| Gujarati | kaɭ | |
| Telugu | సేపు, కాలము, యుగము | se:pu, ka:lamu, jugamu |
| Tamil | ாலம, உகம | ka:lam, ukam |
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| Thai | สมัย, ยุค, เวลา | samai, jukʰ, we:la: |
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