Definition
The salty water that fills the oceans and seas, containing dissolved salts and minerals.
Etymology
Compound of 'sea' (from Old English 'sǽ') and 'water' (from Old English 'wæter'). A straightforward descriptive term used since Old English times.
Kelly Says
Seawater is so salty because salt minerals have been washing into the ocean for billions of years from rocks and soil, and nothing removes the salt—it just keeps accumulating!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ውሃ ባህር
w-ha bah-ir
ARالعربية
ماء البحر
ma' al-baahr
BNবাংলা
সমুদ্রের জল
somoderer jol
CACatalà
aigua de mar
a-y-gua deh mar
CSČeština
mořská voda
mor-ska voda
DEDeutsch
Seewasser
zay-vasser
ELΕλληνικά
νερό της θάλασσας
nero tis thalassas
ESEspañol
agua de mar
ah-gwa deh mahr
FAفارسی
آب دریا
aab-e darya
FISuomi
merivesi
meri-vesi
FRFrançais
eau de mer
oh duh mer
GUGU
સમુદ્રનું પાણી
samudra nu pani
HAHA
ruwan sama
roo-wan sa-ma
HEעברית
מים של הים
mayim shel ha-yam
HIहिन्दी
समुद्र जल
samudra jal
HUMagyar
tengervíz
ten-ger-veez
IDBahasa Indonesia
air laut
air laut
IGIG
mmiri ọhụrụ
mmiri oh-hu-ru
ITItaliano
acqua di mare
ak-kwaa di ma-reh
KMKM
ទឹកសមុទ្រ
tuyk samut
MRMR
सागरी पाणी
saagari paani
MSBahasa Melayu
air laut
air laut
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ကျယ် ရေ
kyay-kyay-rey
NLNederlands
zeewater
zeewater
PAPA
ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਪਾણી
samundari paani
PLPolski
woda morska
voda morska
PTPortuguês
água do mar
ah-gwa duh mahr
RORomână
apă de mare
a-pa deh ma-reh
RUРусский
морская вода
morskaya voda
SVSvenska
havvatten
hav-vatten
SWKiswahili
maji ya bahari
ma-dzya ya bah-a-ree
TAதமிழ்
படகு நீர்
padaku neer
TEతెలుగు
సముద్ర జలం
samudhra jalam
THไทย
น้ำทะเล
naam ta-lae
TLTL
tubig-dagat
too-big-da-gat
TRTürkçe
deniz suyu
den-iz su-yuh
UKУкраїнська
морська вода
mors'ka voda
URاردو
بحریہ کا پانی
bahri ka pani
VITiếng Việt
nước biển
nhoc bien
YOYO
iru ọlọ́rin
ee-roo oh-loh-rin
ZUZU
amanzi ebusuku
a-man-zi eh-boo-sku