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