undernourishment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English nourishment English undernourishment From under- + nourishment.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Insufficient nourishment
- (uncountable) The condition of being undernourished
Translations (7)
nb underernæring (insufficient nourishment) · da underernæring (insufficient nourishment) · cs podvýživa (insufficient nourishment) · id kurang gizi (insufficient nourishment) · sv undernäring (insufficient nourishment) · de Unterernährung (insufficient nourishment) · nn underernæring (insufficient nourishment)