Definition
Plural form of geophagia; multiple instances or varieties of soil and earth eating practices.
Etymology
From geophagia plus the plural suffix '-ies.' This plural form is used in medical and anthropological contexts when discussing various earth-eating behaviors across populations.
Kelly Says
Geophagies vary wildly by region—some cultures prefer kaolin clay for morning sickness, others use red laterite soil for its iron content, showing how traditional knowledge develops solutions tailored to local geology.
Translations
ARالعربية
أكل الطين
akl at-tin
BNবাংলা
ভূমি খাওয়া
bhumi khaowa
CACatalà
geofagia
dʒe-o-fa-ˈdʒiːa
CSČeština
geofagie
dʒe-o-fa-ˈdʒiːe
DADansk
geofagier
je-o-fa-ˈjɛr
DEDeutsch
Geophagien
ɡe-o-fa-ɡiːn
ELΕλληνικά
γεωφαγία
ʝeo-fa-ɣia
ESEspañol
geofagias
he-o-fa-h-ee-as
FAفارسی
خوردن خاک
xor-dan khāk
FISuomi
geofagia
dʒe-o-fa-ˈdʒiːa
FRFrançais
géophagies
ʒe-o-fa-ʒi
GUGU
મिटી ખાવું
mitī khāvuṁ
HAHA
ciyar kasa
chi-yar ka-sa
HEעברית
אכילת אדמה
a-kh-il-at a-da-ma
HIहिन्दी
भूखंडपान
bhūkhṇḍpān
HUMagyar
geofagia
dʒe-o-fa-ˈdʒiːa
IDBahasa Indonesia
geofagia
dʒe-o-fa-dʒi-a
ITItaliano
geofagie
dʒe-o-fa-dʒe
JA日本語
土食症
tsuchi-shoku-shō
MRMR
मृदा खाणे
mṛdā khāṇe
MSBahasa Melayu
geofagia
dʒe-o-fa-dʒi-a
NLNederlands
geofagie
dʒe-o-fa-ɣiː
NONorsk
geofagier
je-o-fa-ˈjɛr
PAPA
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਖਾਣਾ
mitti khāṇā
PLPolski
geofagia
dʒe-o-fa-dʒia
PTPortuguês
geofagias
ʒe-o-fa-ʒi-as
RORomână
geofagie
dʒe-o-fa-ˈdʒiːe
RUРусский
геофагия
ɡe-o-fa-ɡi-ya
SVSvenska
geofagier
ʒe-o-fa-ˈjɛr
SWKiswahili
kula chafu
koo-la cha-fu
TAதமிழ்
மண் உண்ணுதல்
man unnuthal
TEతెలుగు
నేల తినడం
nela tinadam
THไทย
การกินดิน
garan kin din
TLTL
pagkain ng lupa
pa-gka-in ng loo-pa
TRTürkçe
jeofaji
dʒe-o-fa-dʒi
UKУкраїнська
геофагія
he-o-fa-ˈhɪ̯a
URاردو
مٹی کھانا
mati khana
VITiếng Việt
ăn đất
ăn-dất