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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesपीने का पानी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pīne kā pānī
"हर किसी को पीने के पानी तक पहुंच होनी चाहिए।"
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2 senses- 1
Water that is safe and suitable for drinking.
"It is essential to have access to clean drinking-water in every community." - 2
Water that is treated or purified for human consumption.
"The city provides filtered drinking-water to all its residents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'drinking-water' combines 'drinking', derived from the Old English 'drincan', meaning to consume liquid, and 'water', from the Proto-Germanic '*watōr', which has roots in Proto-Indo-European '*wódr̥'. The compound form emphasizes water intended for human consumption, evolving in usage since the 19th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drinking-Water" is said worldwide
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eau potable
Transliteration: o po-tabl
"Il est important d'avoir accès à de l'eau potable."
Trinkwasser
Transliteration: trink-vah-ser
"Jeder sollte Zugang zu Trinkwasser haben."
acqua potabile
Transliteration: ak-kwa po-ta-bi-le
"È fondamentale avere accesso all'acqua potabile."
agua potable
Transliteration: a-gwa po-ta-ble
"Es esencial tener acceso a agua potable."
água potável
Transliteration: a-gwa po-ta-vel
"É importante ter acesso a água potável."
पीने का पानी
Transliteration: pīne kā pānī
"हर किसी को पीने के पानी तक पहुंच होनी चाहिए।"
饮用水
Transliteration: yǐn yòng shuǐ
"每个人都应该有饮用水的获取权。"
식수
Transliteration: sik-su
"모든 사람은 식수에 접근할 수 있어야 합니다."
飲料水
Transliteration: inryōsui
"すべての人が飲料水にアクセスできるべきです。"
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