Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ଝଡ଼
/jhad/Roman
English meaning: Cyclone
Definition
A violent storm with high winds rotating around a low-pressure centre. Odisha's coastline is highly vulnerable to cyclones from the Bay of Bengal. The state has transformed from a disaster-prone region to a model for cyclone preparedness after the 1999 supercyclone.
Example
“ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଝଡ଼ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତି ଓ ରାହତ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆଦର୍ଶ ସ୍ଥିତିରେ ଅଛି।”
In English: “Odisha is in an ideal position through cyclone preparedness and relief.”
Literary Heritage
“ନଦୀ ପ୍ରବାହ ଜୀବନ ଧାରା, ବୃକ୍ଷ ଛାୟା ଅମୃତ ସ୍ରୋତ।”
/nadī prabāha jībana dhārā, bṛkṣa chāyā amṛta srōta./
“A river's flow is life's current; the tree's shade is a stream of nectar.”
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