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swamp meaning in Punjabi

جھیل jhīl

UK/ˈswɒmp//ˈswɑmp/

swamp in Punjabi: جھیل (jhīl), ਝੀਲ (jhīl). In English, swamp means an area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.).

Punjabi words for swamp

swamp
جھیل jhīl, ਝੀਲ jhīl

English meaning of swamp

  1. noun An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.).
  2. noun A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
  3. noun The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
  4. verb To drench or fill with water.

Full definition of swamp

swamp in a sentence

  • The boat was swamped in the storm.
  • I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system.

swamp in other languages

Questions about swamp in Punjabi

What is the meaning of swamp in Punjabi?
Swamp in Punjabi is جھیل (jhīl), ਝੀਲ (jhīl).
swamp ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Swamp: جھیل (jhīl), ਝੀਲ (jhīl).
What does swamp mean in English?
Swamp means an area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.).

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “swamp”: جھیل, ਝੀਲ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: swamp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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