How do you say “irrigation” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "irrigation" in Vietnamese?

"Irrigation" in Vietnamese is thuỷ lợi (irrigation).

“Irrigation” in Vietnamese is thuỷ lợi (irrigation).

Vietnamese words for “irrigation”

thuỷ lợinoun
Hanoi [tʰwi˧˩ ləːj˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ləːj˨˩˨]thuỷ dipping lợi heavy
irrigation
for “irrigation” meaning: The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

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