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Pronunciation / Transliteration: karu
"彼は庭の芝生を刈る必要があります。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cut down grass, grain, or other plants with a machine or scythe.
"He goes out every Saturday morning to mow the front lawn."
- 1
A pile of hay or grain stored in a barn.
"The fresh hay was stacked high in the mow."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'mawan', meaning 'to cut grass or crops', tracing back to Proto-Germanic '*mēwaną' and ultimately to the Indo-European root '*mē-', meaning 'to grass' or 'to reap'. Historically used in agricultural contexts for harvesting grain, it evolved in modern English to primarily describe the cutting of domestic lawns.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mow" is said worldwide
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tondre
Transliteration: tõdr
"Je dois tondre la pelouse ce week-end."
mähen
Transliteration: mɛːən
"Er muss heute den Rasen mähen."
falciare
Transliteration: falˈtʃaːre
"Ho bisogno di falciare il prato."
cortar
Transliteration: koɾˈtaɾ
"Voy a cortar el césped esta tarde."
aparar
Transliteration: ɐpɐˈɾaɾ
"Ele precisa aparar a grama do jardim."
घास काटना
Transliteration: ghaas kaatna
"मुझे बगीचे की घास काटनी है।"
割草
Transliteration: gē cǎo
"他每个星期六都去割草。"
잔디를 깎다
Transliteration: jandireul kkakda
"나는 주말마다 정원의 잔디를 깎는다."
刈る
Transliteration: karu
"彼は庭の芝生を刈る必要があります。"
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