Sow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an adult female hog

place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈəʊ/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈoʊ/.

Examples

She sowed sunflower seeds
sow suspicion or beliefs
sow the ground with sunflower seeds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sow in inseminate seed

Parts of Speech

noun	an adult female hog
verb	place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth “She sowed sunflower seeds”
verb	introduce into an environment “sow suspicion or beliefs”
verb	place seeds in or on (the ground) “sow the ground with sunflower seeds”

Word Forms

sower	noun	someone who sows
seed	noun	a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
seeder	noun	a mechanical device that sows grass seed or grain evenly over the ground
insemination	noun	the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sau

ein erwachsenes weibliches Schwein

🇫🇷French

truie

une femelle porc adulte

🇪🇸Spanish

sembrar

una cerda adulta

🇮🇹Italian

seminare

un maiale femmina adulta

🇳🇱Dutch

zeug

een volwassen vrouwelijk varken

🇵🇹Portuguese

semear

uma fêmea adulta

🇷🇺Russian

сеять

взрослая самка свиньи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीज बोना

एक वयस्क मादा सूअर

🇧🇩Bengali

বপন

একটি প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক মহিলা হগ

🇮🇳Tamil

விதைக்க

ஒரு வயது வந்த பெண் பன்றி

🇮🇳Telugu

విత్తండి

ఒక వయోజన ఆడ పంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पेरणे

एक प्रौढ मादी हॉग

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાવવું

એક પુખ્ત સ્ત્રી હોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿತ್ತು

ವಯಸ್ಕ ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಹಂದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിതയ്ക്കുക

പ്രായപൂർത്തിയായ ഒരു പെൺപന്നി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੀਜਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਬਾਲਗ ਮਾਦਾ ਹੌਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

بونا

ایک بالغ خاتون ہاگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

母猪

成年母猪

🇯🇵Japanese

種をまく

大人の雌豚

🇰🇷Korean

암퇘지

다 자란 암컷 돼지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gieo hạt

một con heo cái trưởng thành

🇹🇭Thai

หว่าน

หมูตัวเมียที่โตเต็มวัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menabur

seekor babi betina dewasa

🇵🇭Filipino

maghasik

isang babaeng baboy na may sapat na gulang

🇲🇾Malay

menyemai

babi betina dewasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زرع

خنزير أنثى بالغة

🇮🇷Persian

بکار

یک گراز ماده بالغ

🇹🇷Turkish

ekmek

yetişkin bir dişi domuz

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִזרוֹעַ

חזיר נקבה בוגרת

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