Definition
A Scottish and Northern English word for drought; a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall resulting in water scarcity.
Etymology
From Middle English droght or drought, from Old English *drugath. The form 'drouth' is the Scots variant, preserving an older pronunciation and spelling.
Kelly Says
Drouth is how Scots still say drought—it's an older pronunciation preserved in dialect, showing how regional speech can hold onto medieval forms that disappeared elsewhere in English.
Translations
CACatalà
sequera
se-ke-rah
DEDeutsch
Trockenheit
troh-ken-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
ξηρασία
h-e-ra-see-ah
ESEspañol
sequía
seh-KEE-ah
FAفارسی
خشکسالی
khash-khsali
FRFrançais
sécheresse
seh-cheh-res
HUMagyar
szárazság
sza-rahs-ag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemarau
kem-ra-ou
ITItaliano
siccità
sik-chee-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kemarau
kem-ra-ou
NLNederlands
droogte
droog-teh
RORomână
secetă
se-che-ta
RUРусский
засуха
za-su-kha
SWKiswahili
ukame
oo-ka-meh
TRTürkçe
kuraklık
ku-rak-lik
UKУкраїнська
посуха
po-su-kha
URاردو
بارش کی کمی
ba-rash ki kami
VITiếng Việt
khô hạn
kho-han