Definition
A gate or valve that controls the flow of water at the beginning of a canal or water channel.
Etymology
From Old English 'heafod' (head) combined with 'gate' (an opening or barrier). This compound emerged in the 13th century when irrigation systems required controlling water at the source.
Kelly Says
Headgates are still critical infrastructure in farming regions worldwide—they're literally the gatekeepers that allow entire cities to drink. Without these simple devices controlling water flow, modern agriculture would be impossible.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰው መንደር
sew men-der
ARالعربية
بوابة الرأس
bab al-ras
BNবাংলা
মস্তিষ্কের দরজা
mos-tishker dar-ja
CACatalà
porta del cap
por-ta del cap
CSČeština
vchod do hlavy
vchod do hla-vy
DADansk
hovedport
hoved-port
DEDeutsch
Kopftor
kopf-tor
ELΕλληνικά
πύλη κεφαλής
pi-li ke-fa-lis
ESEspañol
puerta de cabeza
we-er-ta deh ka-be-sa
FRFrançais
porte d'entrée
port deh an-tre
GUGU
સરસનો દરવાજો
sar-sa-no dar-wa-jo
HAHA
kofar kafa
ko-far ka-fa
HEעברית
שער ראש
sha-ar rosh
HIहिन्दी
सिर का दरवाजा
seer ka dar-wa-ja
HUMagyar
fejkapu
fej-ka-pu
IDBahasa Indonesia
pintu kepala
pin-tu ke-pa-lah
IGIG
akwụkwọ ọkpụ
ak-wu-kwo ok-pu
ITItaliano
porta di testa
por-ta dee tes-ta
MRMR
शिरचा दरवाजा
shir-cha dar-wa-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
pintu kepala
pin-tu ke-pa-lah
MYမြန်မာ
လေးလုံး တံခါး
lay-lu-ngee tan-ka-h
NLNederlands
hoofdingang
hoof-ding-ang
NONorsk
hovedport
hoved-port
PAPA
ਸਿਰ ਦਾ ਦਰਵਾज़ਾ
seer da dar-wa-aza
PLPolski
bramka głowy
bram-ka go-w-y
PTPortuguês
portão de cabeça
por-tao deh ka-be-sa
RORomână
poartă de cap
por-ta deh cap
RUРусский
ворота головы
vorota golovy
SVSvenska
huvudingång
hu-vi-ding-ang
SWKiswahili
mlango wa kichwa
mlan-go wa ki-chwa
TAதமிழ்
தலை வாயில
thai va-i-il
TEతెలుగు
దماడ ద్వారం
dama-da dwaar-am
THไทย
ประตูหัว
pra-too hua
TLTL
pintuan ng ulo
pin-tuan ng u-lo
TRTürkçe
baş kapısı
baş ka-pi-si
UKУкраїнська
ворота голови
vorota go-lo-vi
URاردو
سر کا دروازہ
sar ka dar-wa-za
VITiếng Việt
cửa đầu
cu-a dau
YOYO
agba ọ̀fọ̀
ag-ba oh-foh
ZUZU
umhlangano wezulu
um-hla-ng-a-no wez-u-lu