пиряк

пиряк: glacier

Пиряхи аз ҳама калони Тоҷикистон пиряхи Федченко мебошад.
The largest glacier in Tajikistan is the Fedchenko glacier.
Пиряхҳо ба ду гурӯҳи калон ҷудо мекунанд: пиряхҳои кӯҳӣ ва рӯизаминӣ.
Glaciers are divided into two large groups: alpine and continental glaciers.

Bonus:
пирях = пир (old) + ях (ice)

You can read more about the Fedchenko glacier on Tajik wikipedia: Пиряхи Федченко

See other Word of the Day geography words here: Word a Day – Tag: geography

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