Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
A bog
Indonesian translation:
rawa gambut, paya gambut
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Sona Cermakova
May 12, 2013 20:19
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English term
Native in: Czech 
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A bog
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Geography
soaks and marshes in forest, streams flowing slowly, and bogs
This sentence appears in a table about various types of landscape in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
This sentence appears in a table about various types of landscape in Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Proposed translations
(Indonesian)
| 5 +5 | rawa gambut, paya gambut |
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May 12, 2013 22:18: ErichEko ⟹⭐ changed "Language pair" from "Indonesian to English" to "English to Indonesian"
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English term (edited):
bog
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rawa gambut, paya gambut
Per definition, bog: wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss.
So, we can simply say that it is a wetland (rawa) of peat (gambut). As supported by the following ref:
Ref: http://balittanah.litbang.deptan.go.id/dokumentasi/lainnya/s...
Bog; lahan rawa yang ditutupi gambut yang tidak memiliki aliran air masuk maupun keluar secara nyata, yang bisa mendukung proses acidophilic mosses khususnya spagnum.
paya gambut is just a synonym of rawa gambut.
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