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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalnutri
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal-nu-tri
"Les enfants malnutris ont besoin de soins médicaux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having received insufficient or poorly balanced nutrition.
"Many children in developing countries are malnourished due to lack of access to nutritious food." - 2
Suffering from a deficiency in essential nutrients.
"The malnourished patients showed signs of weakness and fatigue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'malnourished' is derived from the prefix 'mal-', meaning 'bad' or 'wrong', and 'nourished', which comes from the Old French 'nourrir', meaning 'to feed or nourish'. The word has evolved through usage in English since the late 19th century to describe a state of inadequate nutrition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Malnourished" is said worldwide
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malnutri
Transliteration: mal-nu-tri
"Les enfants malnutris ont besoin de soins médicaux."
unterernährt
Transliteration: un-ter-er-nährt
"Die unterernährten Kinder benötigen dringend Hilfe."
malnutrito
Transliteration: mal-nu-tri-to
"I bambini malnutriti hanno bisogno di cibo sano."
desnutrido
Transliteration: des-nu-tri-do
"Los niños desnutridos requieren atención médica."
desnutrido
Transliteration: des-nu-tri-do
"As crianças desnutridas precisam de alimentos nutritivos."
कुपोषित
Transliteration: kupoṣit
"कुपोषित बच्चों को विशेष देखभाल की आवश्यकता होती है।"
营养不良
Transliteration: yíngyǎng bù liáng
"营养不良的儿童需要额外的营养支持。"
영양실조
Transliteration: yeongyangsiljo
"영양실조에 걸린 어린이는 치료가 필요합니다."
栄養失調
Transliteration: eiyō shitchō
"栄養失調の子供たちは特別なケアが必要です。"
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