🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जल निकास

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jal nikaas

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Drainage/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"शहर में जल निकास की व्यवस्था अच्छी होनी चाहिए।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of draining something of liquid.

    "Improved drainage of the fields prevented crop damage during the heavy rains."
  2. 2

    A system of drains or channels used for removing surplus water or sewage.

    "The city invested in modernizing its underground drainage network."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'drēahnian' meaning to strain or dry up, influenced by Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, the term evolved to describe the action or process of draining surplus water or liquid from land or structures.

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