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vanning

Pronunciation: /²ʋanːɪŋ/

“vanning” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the act or process of applying water to plants, soil or another surface; watering, irrigation
  2. the act of giving drinking water to a person or animal
  3. a place where people or animals are supplied with water; a watering place

Etymology

From vanne (“to water”) + -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”). Compare the alternative form vatning, formed from vatne (“to water”).

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