أخدود

Significat (Anglès)

1. trench, ditch
2. canyon, gorge
3. graben

Sinònims

خندق

خسفة

أخدود مغمور

Traduccions

Graben

canyon

ditch

furrow

groove

slot

trench

graben

submarine canyon

oceanic trench

fossé d’effondrement

graben

fosse océanique

fosse de subduction

canyon sous-marin

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ʔux.duːd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Reduplication of خَدّ (ḵadd, “cheek”), obviously because for a ditch or graben two sides need to have a cheek each, as a man does.