polynya

Etymology


Borrowed from, from. The rare plural form polynyi is borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.

Translations

 * Bashkir: йылыу, ҡаран
 * Belarusian: пало́нка
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 冰湖, , 冰穴, 冰沼湖
 * Czech: polynie
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Polynja
 * Hindi: पॉलीन्या
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: polynja
 * Japanese: ポリニヤ, 氷湖
 * Korean: 빙호
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, våk
 * Nynorsk: polynja, vok
 * Polish: połynia, płoń
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: polinija
 * Spanish: polinia
 * Swedish: polynja,
 * Turkish: polinya
 * Ukrainian: ополо́нка, поло́нка