DROUGHT    旱

LACK of EXPECTED RAIN.
DRY SPELLLACK OF RAINSHORTAGE OF WATER
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for wealther conditions of drought is hàn 旱. 2. Hàn 暵 is reconstructed as common in OBI referring to scorching and parching heat.
Modern Chinese Criteria
旱 大旱 久旱 亢旱 田地龜裂 旱魃為虐 赤地千里 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • LACK　SITUATION OF NOT HAVING, OR NOT to BEING-IN the UNIVERSE. (anc: 6/0, child: 48)
  • SITUATION　RELATION in which MANY HUMANS, FEATURES OR THINGS EXIST TOGETHER OR INTERACT. (anc: 5/0, child: 11)
  • RELATION　FEATURE of TWO OR MORE THINGS TOGETHER. (anc: 4/0, child: 15)

Words (2 items)

旱  hàn OC: ɡaanʔ MC: ɦɑn 37 Attributions

The current general word for wealther conditions of drought is hàn 旱.

    Syntactic words
  • nabeventa drought; short period of famine
  • vibe stricken by drought; be characterised by drought 歲旱
  • vi0there is a drought
暵  hàn OC: qhlaans MC: hɑn 0 Attributions

Hàn 暵 is reconstructed as common in OBI referring to scorching and parching heat.

    Syntactic words
  • viOBI: be all parched (as fields)