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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries干草
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gàn cǎo
"农民把干草堆放在谷仓里。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Grass that has been mown and dried for use as fodder for cattle and other grazing animals.
"The farmers spent the warm afternoon stacking bales of dry hay in the barn."
- 1
To cut and cure grass to make hay.
"They hurried to finish haying the north pasture before the evening rain arrived."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'hīeg', meaning grass cut for fodder, which traces back to the Proto-Germanic '*haują' (that which is cut) and the Proto-Indo-European root '*kau-' (to hew, cut). Over centuries, the spelling shifted from early Middle English forms like 'hay' or 'heige' to the modern standard while maintaining its core agricultural association.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Hay"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Hay" is said worldwide
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foin
Transliteration: fwɛ̃
"Les chevaux mangent du foin frais en hiver."
Heu
Transliteration: hɔʏ
"Die Kühe fressen das getrocknete Heu im Stall."
fieno
Transliteration: ˈfjɛ.no
"Il contadino ha raccolto il fieno nei campi."
heno
Transliteration: ˈe.no
"El granjero guardó el heno en el granero."
feno
Transliteration: ˈfɛ.nu
"Os animais comem feno fresco durante o inverno."
सूखी घास
Transliteration: sukhi ghaas
"किसान ने मवेशियों के लिए सूखी घास इकट्ठा की।"
干草
Transliteration: gàn cǎo
"农民把干草堆放在谷仓里。"
건초
Transliteration: geon-cho
"농부들이 헛간에 건초를 쌓아 올렸다."
干し草
Transliteration: hoshikusa
"牛たちが乾し草を美味しそうに食べている。"
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