Morass — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɔːɹˈæs/

🇬🇧British English

/mɒɹˈas/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mɒɹˈas/

2 syllables Say it as /mɔːɹˈæs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quagmire quag slack mire

Word Forms

miry	adjective	(of soil) soft and watery
mire	verb	soil with mud, muck, or mire
quaggy	adjective	(of soil) soft and watery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Morast

ein weiches, feuchtes Gebiet tiefliegenden Landes, das unter den Füßen versinkt

🇫🇷French

marécage

une zone molle et humide de terres basses qui s'enfonce sous les pieds

🇪🇸Spanish

pantano

un área suave y húmeda de tierra baja que se hunde bajo los pies

🇮🇹Italian

palude

una zona morbida e umida di terreno basso che sprofonda sotto i piedi

🇳🇱Dutch

moeras

een zacht, nat gebied van laaggelegen land dat onder de voeten wegzakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

pântano

uma área macia e úmida de terra baixa que afunda sob os pés

🇷🇺Russian

трясина

мягкий влажный участок низменной земли, утопающий под ногами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दलदल

निचली भूमि का नरम गीला क्षेत्र जो पैरों के नीचे धंस जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মোরাস

নিচু জমির একটি নরম ভেজা এলাকা যা পায়ের তলায় ডুবে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

மொரஸ்

தாழ்வான நிலத்தின் மென்மையான ஈரமான பகுதி, அது காலடியில் மூழ்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మొరాస్

పాదాల కింద మునిగిపోయే లోతట్టు భూమి యొక్క మృదువైన తడి ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

दलदल

सखल जमिनीचा एक मऊ ओला भाग जो पायाखाली बुडतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાદવ

નીચાણવાળી જમીનનો નરમ ભીનો વિસ્તાર જે પગ નીચે ડૂબી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊರಾಸ್

ತಗ್ಗು ಪ್ರದೇಶದ ಮೃದುವಾದ ಆರ್ದ್ರ ಪ್ರದೇಶವು ಪಾದದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಮುಳುಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പായസം

താഴ്ന്ന പ്രദേശത്തിൻ്റെ മൃദുവായ നനഞ്ഞ പ്രദേശം കാൽനടയായി മുങ്ങുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਲਦਲ

ਨੀਵੀਂ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਨਰਮ ਗਿੱਲਾ ਖੇਤਰ ਜੋ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਹੇਠ ਡੁੱਬ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دلدل

نشیبی زمین کا ایک نرم گیلا علاقہ جو پیروں کے نیچے ڈوب جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沼泽

下沉于脚下的柔软潮湿的低洼地区

🇯🇵Japanese

泥沼

足の下に沈む低地にある柔らかく湿った地域

🇰🇷Korean

궁지

발 밑으로 가라앉는 저지대의 부드럽고 습한 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bãi lầy

một vùng đất thấp ẩm ướt, chìm dưới chân

🇹🇭Thai

ตะไคร่น้ำ

พื้นที่เปียกอันอ่อนนุ่มของที่ดินราบต่ำที่จมอยู่ใต้ฝ่าเท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

rawa

daerah basah lembut di dataran rendah yang tenggelam di bawah kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

moras

isang malambot na basang lugar ng mababang lupain na lumulubog sa ilalim ng paa

🇲🇾Malay

tanah liat

kawasan basah lembut tanah rendah yang tenggelam di bawah kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستنقع

منطقة رطبة ناعمة من الأراضي المنخفضة التي تغرق تحت الأقدام

🇮🇷Persian

باتلاق

یک منطقه مرطوب نرم از زمین های کم ارتفاع که زیر پا فرو می رود

🇹🇷Turkish

bataklık

ayak altına batan alçak araziden oluşan yumuşak ıslak alan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּצָה

אזור רטוב רך של אדמה נמוכה השוקעת מתחת לרגליים

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