root
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The meaning (definition) of the word root
the part of a plant that grows down into the soil
The word root used in a sentence
“Grandma pulled a root from the garden with both hands.”
The plural of the word root
roots
How the word root is said around the world
| French | racine (rah-SEEN) |
| Spanish | raíz (ryth) |
| Mandarin | 根 (guhn) |
| Hindi | जड़ (gyur) |
| Arabic | جذر (jeethr) |
| Russian | корень (KOH-ryeen) |
| Portuguese (EU) | raiz (ruheesh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | raiz (khys) |
| Japanese | 根 (nay) |
| German | Wurzel (VUU-uh-tsuhl) |
| Urdu | جڑ (gyur) |
| Punjabi | ਜੜ੍ਹ (gyurh) |
| Korean | 뿌리 (BOO-ree) |
| Hebrew | שׁוֹרֶשׁ (SHOH-raysh) |
| Greek | ρίζα (REE-zah) |
| Dutch | wortel (VAWR-tuhl) |
| Tagalog | ugat (OO-gaht) |
| Vietnamese | rễ (ray) |
| Turkish | kök (kerk) |
| Persian | ریشه (REE-shay) |
| Polish | korzeń (KOH-zhen) |
| Ukrainian | корінь (KOH-reeny) |
| Bengali | মূল (mool) |
| Swedish | rot (root) |
| Italian | radice (rah-DEE-chay) |
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