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Pronunciation / Transliteration: asvasth
"डॉक्टर ने अस्वस्थ मरीज को आराम करने की सलाह दी।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In poor health; sickly or unwell.
"The doctor visited the ailing patient every morning to monitor her recovery." - 2
Experiencing difficulty, weakness, or trouble; declining in performance or status.
"The government introduced new economic reforms to rescue the ailing manufacturing sector."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'eglan', meaning to trouble, pain, or afflict, which traces back to Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, the participle form evolved to describe both physical illness in living beings and systemic weakness or decline in abstract entities like economies or institutions.
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souffrant
Transliteration: souf-frant
Script: souffrant
"Il prend soin de son père qui est souffrant."
kränkelnd
Transliteration: krenk-elnd
"Das Unternehmen versucht, die kränkelnde Wirtschaft zu stützen."
malato
Transliteration: ma-la-to
"Ha passato molto tempo ad assistere il marito malato."
indispuesto
Transliteration: in-dis-pues-to
"El anciano se sentía indispuesto y decidió no salir."
debilitado
Transliteration: de-bi-li-ta-do
"O sistema de saúde precisa de reformas urgentes."
अस्वस्थ
Transliteration: asvasth
"डॉक्टर ने अस्वस्थ मरीज को आराम करने की सलाह दी।"
ailing
Transliteration: bìng ruò de
Script: 病弱的
"政府正在采取措施挽救那家病弱的公司。"
병든
Transliteration: byeong-deun
"그 회사는 병든 경제 상황 속에서 어려움을 겪고 있다."
病気の
Transliteration: byōki no
"彼女は病気の祖母の面倒を見るために実家に帰った。"
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