Definition
Wasting away or gradually deteriorating; showing signs of progressive physical decline or withering.
Etymology
From Latin 'contabescere' (to waste away), combining 'con-' (thoroughly) with 'tabescere' (to melt or waste). A medical and literary term describing the gradual consumption of body or substance.
Kelly Says
This word was beloved by 19th-century doctors describing tuberculosis and other wasting diseases—it sounds so ominous because it describes the slow, inevitable decline these patients faced!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ መለያ
men-ged me-le-ya
ARالعربية
مُحاسب
mu-ḥāsib
BNবাংলা
অ্যাকাউন্ট
ok-a-ount
CACatalà
contable
kon-ta-ble
CSČeština
účetnictví
oo-chet-nic-tvi
DADansk
regnskab
regn-ska-b
DEDeutsch
kontabil
kon-ta-bil
ELΕλληνικά
λογιστική
log-is-ti-ki
ESEspañol
contabescente
kon-ta-bes-sen-te
FAفارسی
شروع حسابداری
sho-re-e hisaab-da-ri
FISuomi
kirjanpito
kir-jan-pi-to
FRFrançais
contabescent
kon-ta-bes-ent
HEעברית
התחלת חשבונות
hat-chilat cha-she-vonot
HUMagyar
számviteles
szám-vite-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
munculnya catatan
mun-cul-nya ka-ta-tan
IGIG
akụkụ ụgbọ
a-ku-ku ụg-bo
ITItaliano
contabile
kon-ta-bile
JA日本語
会計発生
kai-kei-hassei
KMKM
ចំនួន ចាប់ផ្ដើម
chom-nuon chab-p-d-eum
KO한국어
계산 발생
gye-san ba-bal-gwang
MRMR
लेखापत्रक
le-kha-ap-trak
MSBahasa Melayu
permulaan akaun
per-mu-la-an a-ka-un
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကျမ်းစတင်
ye-kyan-s-ta-tin
NLNederlands
contabiliteit
kon-ta-bi-li-teit
NONorsk
regnskap
regn-ska-p
PLPolski
księgowy
ksi-e-gow-y
PTPortuguês
contabescente
kon-ta-bes-sen-te
RORomână
contabilitate
kon-ta-bi-li-tate
RUРусский
бухгалтерский
bukh-gal-ter-skiy
SVSvenska
bokföring
bok-fo-ring
SWKiswahili
kuanza kwa hesabu
ku-an-za kwa he-sa-bu
TAதமிழ்
பதிவு தொடக்கம்
pa-ti-vu to-da-kam
TEతెలుగు
గణన ప్రారంభం
ga-na-n pra-arambham
THไทย
เกิดบัญชี
gerd ban-chi
TLTL
pagkakabuo ng talaan
pa-gka-ka-bu-o ng ta-la-an
TRTürkçe
hesaplanan
he-sap-lan-an
URاردو
حساب شروع
hisab shuru
VITiếng Việt
xuất hiện sổ sách
xuất hiện so sach
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ ìṣẹ
she-she ee-she
ZH中文
记账发生
jì zhàng fā shēng
ZUZU
ukuthunyelwa kwabantu
u-ku-thu-nyel-wa kwa-ban-tu