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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespantano
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /panˈta.no/
"El cocodrilo se escondía silenciosamente en el pantano."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times.
"The migrating birds nested safely in the dense reeds of the coastal marsh." - 2
A wetland ecosystem characterized by emergent vegetation adapted to saturated soil conditions.
"Ecologists are working hard to restore the natural water flow through the local marshland."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'marsh' originates from the Old English 'mersc', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*marskō', meaning a wetland or bog. The term has evolved over centuries to describe low-lying areas that are frequently flooded and characterized by soft, wet soil.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Marsh" is said worldwide
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marais
Transliteration: /ma.ʁɛ/
"Les grenouilles coassent bruyamment dans le marais."
Sumpf
Transliteration: /zʊmpf/
"Viele seltene Vogelarten leben in diesem Sumpf."
palude
Transliteration: /paˈlu.de/
"La nebbia si alza lentamente sulla palude."
pantano
Transliteration: /panˈta.no/
"El cocodrilo se escondía silenciosamente en el pantano."
pântano
Transliteration: /ˈpɐ̃.tɐ.nu/
"O pântano abriga uma grande variedade de flora e fauna."
दलदल
Transliteration: daldal
"बरसात के मौसम में यह क्षेत्र एक दलदल बन जाता है।"
沼泽
Transliteration: zhǎo zé
"许多珍稀鸟类在沼泽地里筑巢。"
습지
Transliteration: seup-ji
"철새들이 이 습지에서 휴식을 취합니다."
沼地
Transliteration: numachi
"その沼地には多くの野鳥が生息しています。"
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