Definition
To supply land or crops with water through pipes, channels, or sprinklers; or to wash out a wound or body part with a flow of liquid.
Etymology
From Latin *irrigare* “to water, moisten,” from *in-* “in, on” and *rigare* “to water, moisten.” It was first used for farming and later for medical washing.
Kelly Says
Irrigation turned deserts into farms and allowed ancient civilizations to grow far more food than rain alone could provide. In medicine, irrigation plays a quiet but vital role in cleaning wounds and preventing infection.
Translations
BNবাংলা
পানি দিতে
pa-ni di-te
DADansk
bevanding
be-van-ding
DEDeutsch
bewässern
be-wäss-ern
ELΕλληνικά
συγχώνευση
si-g-ho-ne-v-si
FISuomi
kastelu
kas-te-lu
FRFrançais
irriguer
ir-ri-gwer
HEעברית
השקיה
ha-she-ki-ya
HIहिन्दी
सिंचाई
sin-cha-i
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyiram
men-yi-ram
ITItaliano
irrigare
ir-ri-ga-re
KO한국어
물을 주다
mul-eul ju-da
MSBahasa Melayu
menyirami
me-ny-i-ra-mi
NLNederlands
bewateren
be-wa-te-ren
PLPolski
nawozić
na-wo-zic
PTPortuguês
irrigar
ir-ri-gar
RUРусский
орошать
o-ro-sh-at
SVSvenska
bevattna
be-vat-tna
SWKiswahili
kulima
ku-li-ma
TAதமிழ்
நீர்ப்பாய்ச்சல்
neer-pa-i-ch-chal
TLTL
pamamaraan ng pagtutubig
pa-ma-ma-raan ng pa-gut-u-big
UKУкраїнська
поливати
po-li-va-ty
URاردو
پانی چھڑکانا
pa-ni cha-r-ka-na
VITiếng Việt
bón nước
bon nuoc