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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesदलदली नदी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: daldali nadi
"नाव दलदली नदी के किनारे से गुजर रही थी।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A marshy inlet or outlet of a lake, river, or gulf, typically found in the southern United States.
"An alligator slowly swam through the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou." - 2
Any sluggish stream or sluggish body of water.
"The small boat drifted aimlessly down the quiet bayou."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Choctaw word 'bayuk', meaning a small stream. It entered Louisiana French as 'bayou' and subsequently passed into American English in the late 18th century to describe the marshy outlets and sluggish tributaries of the southern United States.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bayou" is said worldwide
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bayou
Transliteration: bajo
"Le bateau naviguait lentement sur le bayou."
Bayou
Transliteration: baj-u
"Das Boot glitt leise durch das Bayou."
bayou
Transliteration: bajo
"La barca navigava lentamente lungo il bayou."
bayú
Transliteration: ba-yu
"El caimán se deslizó silenciosamente por el bayú."
bayou
Transliteration: ba-ju
"O barco navegava pelas águas tranquilas do bayou."
दलदली नदी
Transliteration: daldali nadi
"नाव दलदली नदी के किनारे से गुजर रही थी।"
河口湾
Transliteration: hé kǒu wān
"小船在平静的河口湾中缓缓前行。"
늪지대 강
Transliteration: neup-ji-dae gang
"보트가 조용한 늪지대 강을 따라 이동했습니다."
湾曲した沼沢地
Transliteration: wankyoku shita shōsakuchi
"ボートが静かな沼沢地を進んでいった。"
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