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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /zɔɪ̯ən/
"Im Frühling muss der Bauer den Weizen säen."
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2 senses- 1
To plant seeds in or on the earth by scattering them.
"Farmers traditionally sow wheat in the autumn fields."
- 1
An adult female pig, especially one that has farrowed.
"The large white sow rested in the mud with her piglets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The verb comes from Old English 'sawan', of Germanic origin, and is rooted in the Proto-Indo-European root *se-, meaning 'to sow'. The noun meaning a female pig derives from Old English 'sū', also of Germanic origin, sharing an ancestral root with Latin 'sus' and Greek 'hys'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sow" is said worldwide
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semer
Transliteration: /sə.me/
"Il est temps de semer les graines au jardin."
säen
Transliteration: /zɔɪ̯ən/
"Im Frühling muss der Bauer den Weizen säen."
seminare
Transliteration: /se.miˈna.re/
"Il giardiniere ha iniziato a seminare i fiori."
sembrar
Transliteration: /semˈbɾaɾ/
"Los agricultores van a sembrar el maíz mañana."
semear
Transliteration: /se.miˈaɾ/
"É preciso semear para depois colher."
बोना
Transliteration: bona
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"किसान खेतों में बीज बो रहा है।"
播种
Transliteration: bōzhǒng
Script: 中文汉字
"农民在春天播种庄稼。"
뿌리다
Transliteration: ppurida
Script: 한국어 한글
"농부들이 밭에 씨앗을 뿌리고 있습니다."
まく
Transliteration: maku
Script: 日本語
"庭に花の種をまく。"
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