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Pronunciation / Transliteration: guàn gài
"农民们正在用运来的河水灌溉农田。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To supply land or crops with water by means of channels, streams, or artificial pipes.
"Farmers must irrigate their fields regularly during the dry summer months." - 2
To wash out a wound or body cavity with a continuous stream of water or medical fluid.
"The nurse used a saline solution to carefully irrigate the deep cut before stitching it."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'irrigare', formed by the prefix 'in-' (into, upon) combined with 'rigare' (to wet, water, flow). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Latin, retaining its core agricultural and medical meanings relating to supplying land or body parts with water or fluid.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Irrigate" is said worldwide
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irriguer
Transliteration: i.ʁi.ɡe
"Il est nécessaire d'irriguer les cultures pendant la sécheresse."
bewässern
Transliteration: bəˈvɛsɐn
"Die Bauern müssen die Felder in der Trockenzeit bewässern."
irrigare
Transliteration: ir.riˈɡa.re
"È importante irrigare le piante regolarmente."
irrigar
Transliteration: i.riˈɡaɾ
"El sistema moderno ayuda a irrigar todo el campo de cultivo."
irrigar
Transliteration: i.ʁiˈɡaɾ
"Os agricultores usam canais para irrigar a plantação."
सिंचना
Transliteration: sinchanā
"किसान अपनी फसलों को सींचने के लिए नहर के पानी का उपयोग करते हैं।"
灌溉
Transliteration: guàn gài
"农民们正在用运来的河水灌溉农田。"
관개하다
Transliteration: gwan-gae-ha-da
"농부들은 가뭄에 대비하여 논밭에 물을 대어 관개하다."
灌漑する
Transliteration: kankai suru
"農家は乾燥した土地を水で灌漑した。"
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