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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Asthāyī
"वर्तमान वनों की कटाई अस्थायी है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not able to be maintained at the current rate or level.
"The current rate of deforestation is unsustainable and threatens biodiversity." - 2
Incapable of being continued without causing harm to the environment or society.
"The factory's waste management practices are unsustainable and need urgent reform."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unsustainable' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'sustainable', which comes from the Latin 'sustinere', meaning 'to hold up' or 'to support'. The concept evolved in the late 20th century, particularly in environmental discourse, to describe practices that cannot be maintained without depleting resources.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unsustainable" is said worldwide
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Non durable
Transliteration: Nɔ̃ dyʁabl
"La déforestation à ce rythme est non durable."
Nicht nachhaltig
Transliteration: Nɪçt naxhaltɪç
"Die aktuelle Abholzung ist nicht nachhaltig."
Non sostenibile
Transliteration: Non so.ste.ni.ble
"L'attuale tasso di deforestazione è non sostenibile."
No sostenible
Transliteration: No sos.te.ni.ble
"La tasa actual de deforestación no es sostenible."
Não sustentável
Transliteration: Nɐ̃w susteˈnɪvɛl
"A taxa atual de desmatamento não é sustentável."
अस्थायी
Transliteration: Asthāyī
"वर्तमान वनों की कटाई अस्थायी है।"
不可持续
Transliteration: Bù kě chí xù
"当前的森林砍伐速度是不可持续的。"
지속 불가능한
Transliteration: Jisok bulganeunghan
"현재의 산림 벌채 속도는 지속 불가능하다."
持続不可能な
Transliteration: Jizoku fukanōna
"現在の森林伐採の速度は持続不可能です。"
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