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• Australian: /ˈhed͡ʒ/
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From Middle English hegge, from Old English heċġ, from Proto-West Germanic *haggju, from Proto-Germanic *hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European *kaghyóm (“enclosure”). Cognate with Dutch heg, German Hecke. Doublet of hey (a choreographic figure) and quay. More at haw.

Inherited from Middle English heggen, from the noun (see above).

172 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: وَشِيع (wašīʕ) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Arabic: سِيَاج نَبَاتِيّ (siyāj nabātiyy) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Arabic: سور من الشجر (sor men el šagar) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Arabic: دْرڭ (dreg) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Armenian: ցանկ (cʻank) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Armenian: ցանկապատ (cʻankapat) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Breton: garzh — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Bulgarian: жив плет (živ plet) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Catalan: tanca viva — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Chinese Mandarin: 籬牆 /篱墙 (líqiáng) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Chinese Mandarin: 樹籬 /树篱 (shùlí) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Czech: živý plot — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Danish: hæk — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Dutch: haag — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Esperanto: heĝo — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Estonian: hekk — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Finnish: pensasaita — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• French: haie — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Galician: sebe — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Galician: barda — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Galician: bardal — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Georgian: ცოცხალი ღობე (cocxali ɣobe) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• German: Hecke — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Greek: φράχτης (fráchtis) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Greek: φράκτης με θάμνους (fráktis me thámnous) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Ancient Greek: φραγμός (phragmós) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Hebrew: גָדֵר חַיָה (gadér khayá) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Hungarian: sövény — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Hungarian: sövénykerítés — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Icelandic: limgerði — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Icelandic: hekk — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Ido: hego — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Indonesian: pagar hidup — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Irish: fál — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Irish: ime — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Irish: airbhe — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Italian: siepe — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Japanese: 垣根 (kakine) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Korean: 울타리 (ultari) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Latin: saepēs — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Latvian: dzīvžogs — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Lithuanian: gyvatvorė — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Low German: Hegg — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Macedonian: жи́ва о́града (žíva ógrada) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Manx: cleih — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Māori: hēti — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Middle English: hegge — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Norman: bantchie — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Norman: fossaï — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Norwegian Bokmål: hekk — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hekk — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Old English: haga — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Persian: پرچین (parčin) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Plautdietsch: Hakj — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Plautdietsch: Schauns — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Polish: żywopłot — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Portuguese: sebe — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Portuguese: cerca viva — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Romanian: gard viu — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Russian: жива́я и́згородь (živája ízgorodʹ) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Scots: dyke — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Scottish Gaelic: callaid — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Scottish Gaelic: fàl — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Serbo-Croatian: жѝвица — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Serbo-Croatian: жѝвичња̄к — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Serbo-Croatian: žìvica — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Serbo-Croatian: žìvičnjāk — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Slovak: živý plot — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Slovene: živa meja — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Spanish: seto — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Spanish: seto vivo — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Spanish: cerco vivo — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Spanish: sebe — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Swedish: häck — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Turkish: çalı çit — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Turkish: çit — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Ottoman Turkish: چیت (çit) — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Walloon: håye — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Welsh: clawdd — thicket of bushes planted in a row
• Chinese Mandarin: 屏障 (píngzhàng) — barrier to protect someone or something from harm
• Czech: zajištění — barrier to protect someone or something from harm
• Czech: ochrana — barrier to protect someone or something from harm
• Finnish: suojamuuri — barrier to protect someone or something from harm
• Hungarian: védőfal — barrier to protect someone or something from harm
• Tarifit: afray — barrier to protect someone or something from harm
• Bulgarian: насип (nasip) — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Finnish: valli — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Galician: sebe — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Galician: valo — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Galician: arró — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Galician: cómaro — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Galician: roleiro — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Hungarian: sánc — mound of earth, used as a fence between any two portions of land
• Chinese Mandarin: 含糊的話 /含糊的话 (hánhúdehuà) — linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement
• Czech: vyhýbavé prohlášení — linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement
• Finnish: varaus — linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement
• Finnish: pehmennys — linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement
• German: Heckenausdruck — linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement
• German: Weichzeichner — linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement
• Russian: экиво́к (ekivók) — linguistics: a noncommittal or intentionally ambiguous statement
• Bulgarian: хеджиране (hedžirane) — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Chinese Mandarin: 對沖 /对冲 (duìchōng) — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Czech: pokrytí rizik — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Czech: rozložení rizika — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Finnish: suojaus — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• French: couverture de risque — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Hungarian: lefedezés — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Hungarian: bebiztosítás — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Hungarian: ellentranzakció — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Hungarian: fogadásbiztosítás — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Portuguese: cobertura de risco — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Spanish: cobertura — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Spanish: protección — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Spanish: resguardo — finance: contract or arrangement reducing exposure to risk
• Bulgarian: ограждам (ograždam) — to enclose with hedge
• Finnish: aidata — to enclose with hedge
• Georgian: ცოცხალ ღობეს ავლებს (cocxal ɣobes avlebs) — to enclose with hedge
• Georgian: ცოცხალ ღობეს შემოავლებს (cocxal ɣobes šemoavlebs) — to enclose with hedge
• Ancient Greek: φράσσω (phrássō) — to enclose with hedge
• Hungarian: bekerít — to enclose with hedge
• Hungarian: körülvesz — to enclose with hedge
• Hungarian: övez — to enclose with hedge
• Irish: fálaigh — to enclose with hedge
• Middle English: heggen — to enclose with hedge
• Serbo-Croatian: огра́дити живицом — to enclose with hedge
• Serbo-Croatian: ográditi živicom — to enclose with hedge
• Slovak: oplotiť — to enclose with hedge
• Bulgarian: преграждам (pregraždam) — to obstruct with hedge
• Finnish: aidata — to obstruct with hedge
• Georgian: ღობით გამოყოფს (ɣobit gamoq̇ops) — to obstruct with hedge
• Georgian: ზღუდით გამოყოფს (zɣudit gamoq̇ops) — to obstruct with hedge
• Hungarian: elkerít — to obstruct with hedge
• Irish: fálaigh — to obstruct with hedge
• Māori: whakakarapoti — to obstruct with hedge
• Serbo-Croatian: загра́дити живицом — to obstruct with hedge
• Serbo-Croatian: zagráditi živicom — to obstruct with hedge
• Slovak: zamedziť — to obstruct with hedge
• Slovak: prehradiť — to obstruct with hedge
• Bulgarian: хеджирам (hedžiram) — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Czech: zajistit rizika — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Finnish: suojata — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Georgian: თავის დაზღვევა (tavis dazɣveva) — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Georgian: თავის დაცვა ფინანსური რისკებისგან (tavis dacva pinansuri risḳebisgan) — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Georgian: ჰეჯირება (heǯireba) — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Hungarian: bebiztosít — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Hungarian: lefedez — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Irish: fálaigh — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Japanese: ヘッジする (hejji-suru) — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Māori: whakarauhi — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Serbo-Croatian: хеџовање — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Serbo-Croatian: hedžovanje — finance: to offset the risk associated with
• Bulgarian: извъртам (izvǎrtam) — to avoid verbal commitment
• Bulgarian: усуквам (usukvam) — to avoid verbal commitment
• Finnish: pyöritellä — to avoid verbal commitment
• Finnish: tasapainoilla — to avoid verbal commitment
• Hungarian: kertel — to avoid verbal commitment
• Hungarian: mellébeszél — to avoid verbal commitment
• Hungarian: nem vall színt — to avoid verbal commitment
• Hungarian: nem ad egyenes választ — to avoid verbal commitment
• Hungarian: kibújik/kitér a válaszadás alól — to avoid verbal commitment
• Hungarian: köntörfalaz — to avoid verbal commitment
• Serbo-Croatian: вр̏дати — to avoid verbal commitment
• Serbo-Croatian: изврда́вати — to avoid verbal commitment
• Serbo-Croatian: vȑdati — to avoid verbal commitment
• Serbo-Croatian: izvrdávati — to avoid verbal commitment
• Finnish: aidata — to construct or repair a hedge
• Finnish: korjata aita — to construct or repair a hedge
• Bulgarian: хеджирам (hedžiram) — to reduce one's exposure to risk
• Czech: snížit riziko — to reduce one's exposure to risk
• Finnish: suojata — to reduce one's exposure to risk
• Hungarian: bebiztosítja magát — to reduce one's exposure to risk
• Hungarian: óvatos duhaj — to reduce one's exposure to risk