Definition
Relating to hunger or starvation; characterized by extreme hunger or famine.
Etymology
From Latin 'famēlicus,' meaning 'hungry,' derived from 'famēs' (hunger). This learned term appears in formal or medical contexts to describe hunger-related conditions.
Kelly Says
Medical and historical texts use 'famelic' to describe the catastrophic effects of famine on human bodies—it's a clinical word that somehow sounds more urgent and tragic than 'hungry' ever could!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላም (selam)
seh-lahm
ARالعربية
جائع (ja'i'e)
jah-ee-eh
BNবাংলা
ভুকট (bhukto)
bhuk-toh
CACatalà
ambiciós
am-bee-thee-ohs
CSČeština
hladový
hla-doh-vee
DEDeutsch
hungrig
hoon-reehg
ELΕλληνικά
πεινασμένος (peinasmenos)
pee-nahs-men-os
ESEspañol
hambriento
am-bree-en-toh
FAفارسی
گرسنه (gorsne)
gor-sneh
FISuomi
nälkäinen
nal-keh-ee-nen
FRFrançais
affamé
a-fa-meh
GUGU
ભુખ્યો (bhukhyo)
bhuk-ee-oh
HEעברית
רעב (re'av)
reh-av
HIहिन्दी
भूखा (bhukha)
bhook-hah
IDBahasa Indonesia
lapar
la-par
ITItaliano
affamato
a-fa-mah-toh
JA日本語
お腹が空いた (Onaka ga suita)
oh-na-ka ga swee-tah
KMKM
ស្ងួត (snguot)
sng-woot
KO한국어
배고파요 (Baegopayo)
bay-go-pah-yo
MSBahasa Melayu
lapar
la-par
MYမြန်မာ
စားလေး (sar-lay)
sar-lay
NLNederlands
honger
hon-ger
PLPolski
głodny
gwohd-nee
PTPortuguês
com fome
kom foh-meh
RUРусский
голодный (golodnyy)
goh-lohd-nee
SVSvenska
hungrig
hoon-reehg
TAதமிழ்
வயிறு வறண்டு (vai-riru varandu)
vai-ree-roo var-an-doo
TEతెలుగు
నీరంటు (neerantu)
nee-ran-too
UKУкраїнська
голодний (golodnyi)
goh-lohd-nee
ZH中文
饥饿的 (jī'è de)
jee eh deh