Definition
Planting seeds; in sports, assigning rankings to tournament competitors; or distributing something (like information or discord) to begin a process.
Etymology
From 'seed' (Old English 'sæd'), a root noun with origins in Proto-Germanic. The sports usage emerged in the 20th century; metaphorical uses followed.
Kelly Says
Tournament seeding changed sports forever—by ranking players before competition started, organizers ensure top players don't meet until late rounds, making tournaments more competitive and exciting to watch.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বীজ বপন
bee-j bo-pon
CACatalà
sembrat
sem-brat
DADansk
frøplanter
fro-plan-ter
DEDeutsch
Saatgut
zah-t-gut
ESEspañol
siembra
see-EM-bra
FAفارسی
بذرکاری
bid-zar-ka-ree
FISuomi
siemenny
see-men-ny
FRFrançais
ensemencement
ahn-sem-sman
GUGU
બીજ વાવવું
bee-j va-vu
HIहिन्दी
बीज बोना
bee-j bo-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyemaian
pen-ye-ma-ian
ITItaliano
semina
se-mee-na
KO한국어
씨앗 심기
ssi-at sim-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
penyemaian
pen-ye-ma-ian
NLNederlands
zaaien
zai-en
NONorsk
frøplantering
fro-plan-ter-ing
PLPolski
siewanie
see-va-nee
PTPortuguês
semente
se-men-te
SVSvenska
fröplantering
froe-plan-ter-ing
TAதமிழ்
விதைப்பு
vi-thai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
పంట పండు
pan-ta pan-du
TLTL
pagtatanim
pagt-a-ta-nim
TRTürkçe
tohumlama
toh-um-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
посів
po-siv
VITiếng Việt
gieo hạt
ghee-o hat
ZUZU
ukushela
oo-koo-she-la