paya — meaning in English

English meaning

• marsh noun A low-lying area of wet, spongy ground, usually covered in grasses and reeds rather than trees.
• swamp noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.

Senses

paya is used for these senses in English:

• marsh An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)
• swamp 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.)

swamp — full definition

1. noun An area of wet, spongy, low-lying land, often with trees, that supports rich but sometimes difficult-to-access wildlife.
2. verb To overwhelm someone with too much of something, especially work or requests.
3. verb To flood or fill something with water.

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