Definition
A device that shoots water in a spray pattern, commonly used to water grass or put out fires.
Etymology
From Middle English 'sprinklen,' derived from Old Norse 'spreng-' meaning 'to jump or splash.' The '-er' suffix indicates a device that performs the action of sprinkling.
Kelly Says
Sprinklers were invented in the 1800s to solve a problem: watering large lawns by hand took forever. Now they're so common we barely notice them, but they're actually clever engineering that changed suburban life.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማስታወቅ
ma-sta-aw-ek
CACatalà
aspersor
as-per-sor
CSČeština
postřikovač
post-ri-ko-vach
DADansk
vandingshoved
van-dings-ho-ved
DEDeutsch
Sprinkler
sh-p-rink-ler
ELΕλληνικά
σπρίνκλερ
spri-n-kler
ESEspañol
aspersor
as-per-sor
FAفارسی
سیستم آبیاری
si-stem a-bee-ya-ri
FISuomi
sumupisto
su-mu-pis-to
FRFrançais
arrosoir
ar-roh-swahr
GUGU
શિરોમણી
shi-ro-ma-ni
HEעברית
מערכת השקיה
me-ra-ket ha-she-ki-ya
HIहिन्दी
सिंचाई यंत्र
sincha-i yantra
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyiram
pen-ee-ram
ITItaliano
irrigatore
ir-ri-ga-tore
KMKM
ឧបករណ៍ពន្ធ
ou-pa-ka-ron-pon-th
MSBahasa Melayu
penyembur air
pen-sem-bur air
MYမြန်မာ
ရေချိန်
ye-che-in
NLNederlands
sproeier
sproe-ier
NONorsk
sprinkler
sprink-ler
PAPA
ਪਾਣੀ spuray
pa-ni spu-ray
PLPolski
sprinkler
sprink-ler
PTPortuguês
aspersor
as-per-sor
RORomână
aspersor
as-per-sor
RUРусский
спринклер
sprink-ler
SVSvenska
bevattningsdosa
be-vat-nings-do-sa
SWKiswahili
bomba ya maji
bom-ba ya ma-ji
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்விப்பு
ku-li-r-vi-ppu
TEతెలుగు
నీటి పاشకం
nee-ti pa-sha-kam
THไทย
เครื่องฉีดน้ำ
krung-chid-nam
TRTürkçe
sulama aparatı
su-la-ma a-pa-ra-ti
UKУкраїнська
розпилювач
roz-pi-lyu-vach
VITiếng Việt
bơm tưới
bom-tuu-oi
ZUZU
isigqili
i-si-ghi-li