Definition
Toward or in the direction of a desert; moving toward desert regions.
Etymology
From 'desert' plus '-ward' (a suffix meaning direction or tendency, from Old English 'weard'). This geographical adverb describes movement or direction toward desert landscapes.
Kelly Says
The '-ward' suffix gave English wonderful directional words: forward, backward, homeward, skyward. Desertward isn't common, but it captures something poetic—the idea of being drawn toward emptiness, toward a place of stark simplicity and clarity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
荒れ地 እንደ
a-re-di en-de
ARالعربية
نحو الصحراء
nah-wu as-sa-ha-ra
BNবাংলা
বরেন্যের দিকে
bo-ren-yer di-ke
CACatalà
cap a desert
cap a de-ser-t
CSČeština
směrem k poušti
s-me-rem k poo-sh-ti
DADansk
mod ørkenen
mod or-keh-nen
DEDeutsch
in Richtung Wüste
in ri-kh-tung vü-ste
ELΕλληνικά
προς την έρημο
pros tin e-re-mo
ESEspañol
hacia el desierto
a-see-a el de-ser-to
FAفارسی
سوی بیابان
so-ye bee-ya-ban
FISuomi
aavikkoon
aa-vi-kkoon
FRFrançais
vers le désert
ver le de-zer
GUGU
વિસ્તાર તરફ
vis-taar tar-f
HEעברית
לכיוון המדבר
le-chi-yon ha-me-d-ber
HIहिन्दी
रेगिस्तान की ओर
re-gis-taan kee or
HUMagyar
a sivatag felé
a see-va-tag fe-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
menuju gurun
me-nu-ju goo-run
IGIG
n'i-n'a akụ
n'i-n'a a-koo
ITItaliano
verso il deserto
ver-so il de-ser-to
JA日本語
砂漠の方へ
sa-ba-ku no ka-wa-he
MSBahasa Melayu
menuju gurun
me-nu-ju goo-run
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကုန်းသို့
chaw-kwe-ko-ng tho
NLNederlands
in de richting van de woestijn
in de ri-k-ting van de woe-stee-n
NONorsk
mot ørkenen
mot or-keh-nen
PAPA
沙漠 کی طرف
sa-har ki taraf
PLPolski
w kierunku pustyni
v ko-n-ek-ci-on pusty-nee
PTPortuguês
em direção ao deserto
em di-ree-sau ao de-ser-to
RORomână
în direcția desertului
in di-rek-ti-a de-ser-tu-lui
RUРусский
в сторону пустыни
v stor-on-du pust-y-nee
SVSvenska
mot öknen
mot o-ken
SWKiswahili
katika mikoa ya midomo
ka-ti-ka mi-koa ya mi-do-mo
TAதமிழ்
ப रेய் நோக்கி
pa-rey no-kki
TEతెలుగు
జలద荒కు
jala-da-ra-ku
THไทย
ไปทางทะเลทราย
pai tang ta-la-trai
TLTL
tungo sa disyerto
tun-go sa di-ser-to
TRTürkçe
çölün yönüne
choh-lun yo-n-u-ne
UKУкраїнська
у бік пустелі
u bik pust-eli
URاردو
صحرا کی طرف
sa-ha-ra ki taraf
VITiếng Việt
hướng về sa mạc
huong ve sa-mak
YOYO
lẹẹ̀ orile
le or-ee-leh
ZUZU
ku-ngena i-ngqayi
ku-nge-na ee-ng-qayi