🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

식단 제한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sikdan jehan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dietary restriction/ˈdaɪ.ə.tər.i rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 건강상의 이유로 식단 제한을 두고 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A limitation or rule concerning what types or amounts of food a person can consume, typically for medical, religious, ethical, or personal reasons.

    "The restaurant easily accommodated every guest's dietary restriction."
  2. 2

    The practice of reducing caloric intake or eliminating specific food groups as part of a therapeutic or weight-management plan.

    "Medical professionals sometimes advise dietary restriction to manage chronic health conditions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'dietary', derived from the Greek 'diaita' (meaning way of life or manner of living) via Latin and Old French, and 'restriction', originating from the Latin 'restrictio', meaning a binding back or limitation. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern health, culinary, and medical discourse to denote specific boundaries placed on food consumption.

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🇫🇷French → English

restriction alimentaire

Transliteration: ʁɛs.tʁik.sjɔ̃ a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ

"Il suit une restriction alimentaire stricte pour des raisons de santé."

🇩🇪German → English

Einschränkung der Ernährung

Transliteration: ˈaɪnʃʁɛŋkʊŋ deːɐ̯ eɐˈnaːʁʊŋ

Script: Ernährungseinschränkung

"Jede Ernährungseinschränkung sollte mit einem Arzt besprochen werden."

🇮🇹Italian → English

restrizione alimentare

Transliteration: re.stritˈtsjo.ne a.li.menˈta.re

"Ha una restrizione alimentare dovuta a un'allergia."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

restricción dietética

Transliteration: res.tɾikˈsjon djeˈte.ti.ka

"Por favor, infórmenos sobre cualquier restricción dietética."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

restrição alimentar

Transliteration: ʁes.tɾiˈsãw a.li.mẽˈtaʁ

"O cardápio foi adaptado para quem tem restrição alimentar."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

आहार संबंधी प्रतिबंध

Transliteration: aahar sambandhi pratibandh

"चिकित्सा कारणों से उन्हें कुछ आहार संबंधी प्रतिबंधों का पालन करना पड़ता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

饮食限制

Transliteration: yǐnshí xiànzhì

"由于健康原因,他有严格的饮食限制。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

식단 제한

Transliteration: sikdan jehan

"그는 건강상의 이유로 식단 제한을 두고 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

食事制限

Transliteration: shokuji seigen

"健康上の理由により食事制限を行っています。"

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