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Pronunciation / Transliteration: moosaladhar barish
"अचानक हुई मूसलाधार बारिश ने सड़कों को जलमग्न कर दिया।"
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A heavy and sudden fall of rain.
"We got caught in the sudden downpour without any umbrellas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the adverb 'down' (Old English 'dūne') and the verb 'pour' (Middle English 'pouren', of uncertain origin). The term emerged in the late 16th century to describe a heavy and sudden fall of rain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Downpour" is said worldwide
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Averse
Transliteration: averse
"Nous avons étés surpris par une forte averse."
Platzregen
Transliteration: platzregen
"Der plötzliche Platzregen durchnässte uns bis auf die Haut."
Acquazzone
Transliteration: acquazzone
"Un improvviso acquazzone ha rovinato la nostra gita."
Aguacero
Transliteration: aguacero
"El aguacero inundó las calles principales de la ciudad."
Aguaceiro
Transliteration: aguaceiro
"Fomos apanhados por um forte aguaceiro a caminho de casa."
मूसलाधार बारिश
Transliteration: moosaladhar barish
"अचानक हुई मूसलाधार बारिश ने सड़कों को जलमग्न कर दिया।"
倾盆大雨
Transliteration: qīng pén dà yǔ
"一场突如其来的倾盆大雨打乱了我们的计划。"
폭우
Transliteration: pog-u
"갑작스러운 폭우로 인해 교통이 마비되었습니다."
土砂降り
Transliteration: doshaburi
"突然の土砂降りのせいで靴がびしょ濡れになった。"
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