different between aquatic vs jheel

English

Alternative forms

• aquatick (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French aquatique (“living in water”), from Latin aquaticus (“relating to water”), from aqua (“water”)

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??kw?.t?k/, /??kwæ.t?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??kw?.t?k/, /??kwæ.t?k/
• (General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /??kw?.t?k/

• Rhymes: -?t?k

Usage notes

The pronunciations with a back vowel are more recent and reflect a long-established tendency to round a historic short-a after IPA^(key): /w/.

Adjective

aquatic (comparative more aquatic, superlative most aquatic)

1. Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

Synonyms

• waterly

Related terms

• aquativeness (obscure, obsolete)

Translations

Noun

aquatic (plural aquatics)

1. Any aquatic plant.

References

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi ??? (jh?l)/Urdu ????? (jh?l).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?i?l/

Noun

jheel (plural jheels)

1. (India) A pond, marsh, lake or similar wetland area, usually with significant vegetation providing shelter and/or food to a variety of aquatic and semi-aquatic animal species.

References

• http://usgs.wildlifeinformation.org/S/00Ref/KeywordsContents/J/jheel.htm
• http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jheel
• http://dict.hinkhoj.com/words/meaning-of-JHEEL-in-hindi.html
• http://www.wordnik.com/words/jheel