sausums

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • drought significant long-term reduction in rainfall, leading to the depletion of the water reserves of the soil
  • dry land area where there is little or no water
  • dryness the state or quality of that which is dry, contains little or no water
  • dryness the quality of that which is dry, not emotional, not showing compassion or concern

Etymology

Suffix from Latvian sauss (dry).

Origin

Latvian

sauss

Gloss

dry

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

干, 乾

Emoji
🏜️

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