noun · Nature

precipitation

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The meaning (definition) of the word precipitation

rain or snow falling down from the clouds

The word precipitation used in a sentence

“Mom looked at the gray sky and said precipitation was coming this afternoon”

How the word precipitation is said around the world

Frenchprécipitations (pray-see-pee-tah-SYON)
Spanishprecipitación (pray-thee-pee-tah-THYOHN)
Mandarin降水 (jyahng shway)
Hindiबारिश या बर्फ़बारी (BAA-rish YAA barf-BAA-ree)
Arabicهُطُول (hu-TOOL)
Russianосадки (a-SAHT-kee)
Portuguese (EU)precipitação (pruh-see-pee-tuh-SOWNG)
Portuguese (BR)precipitação (preh-see-pee-tah-SOWNG)
Japaneseあめやゆき (AH-meh yah YUU-kee)
GermanNiederschlag (NEE-der-shlahk)
Urduبارش یا برف باری (BAA-rish yah BARF BAA-ree)
Punjabiਵਰਖਾ (var-KHAA)
Korean강수 (KAHNG-soo)
Hebrewמשקעים (meesh-kah-EEM)
Greekβροχή ή χιόνι (vro-KHEE EE KHYOH-nee)
Dutchneerslag (NEER-slahkh)
Tagalogpag-ulan o pagniyebe (pahg-OO-lahn OH pahg-nee-YEH-beh)
Vietnamesemưa hoặc tuyết (muah hwahk TWYET)
Turkishyağış (yah-USH)
Persianبارش (bah-RESH)
Polishopady (oh-PAH-dih)
Ukrainianопади (OH-pah-dih)
Bengaliবৃষ্টিপাত (BRISH-tee-paht)
Swedishnederbörd (NAY-dehr-burd)
Italianprecipitazione (preh-chee-pee-tah-TSYOH-neh)

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