Unsanitary

/ʌnˈsænɪtɛri/ adjective

Definition

Dirty or unclean in a way that could spread disease or cause health problems.

Etymology

Prefix 'un-' (not) plus 'sanitary' (from Latin 'sanitas' meaning health); the concept emerged in 19th-century public health movements when people realized cleanliness prevents illness.

Kelly Says

The cholera outbreaks of Victorian London were traced to one unsanitary water pump on Broad Street—one outbreak proved that disease wasn't caused by bad air but by contamination, and changed medicine forever.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም አይደለም (selam aydelem)
se-lam ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
غير صحي (ghair sa7i)
ghay-r sa-hee
BNবাংলা
অনুপযুক্ত (anupyojito)
an-u-poy-o-jito
CACatalà
insanit
in-sa-nit
CSČeština
nehygienický
ne-hi-ge-ni-ch-icky
DADansk
usigt
oo-see-gt
DEDeutsch
unhygienisch
un-hi-ge-ni-sch
ELΕλληνικά
ακατάλληλος για την υγιεινή (akathallios gia tin ygeinē)
a-ka-ta-thee-los ya tin yi-ge-i-nee
ESEspañol
insalubre
in-sa-l-bre
FAفارسی
غیربهیgienic (ghair-behigienic)
ghair-be-hi-ge-ni-ic
FISuomi
epähygieninen
e-pa-hi-ge-ni-nen
FRFrançais
insalubre
in-sa-l-bre
GUGU
અસુરક્ષિત (asurakshit)
a-soo-rakshit
HAHA
babu'a tsaro
ba-boo-a ts-a-ro
HEעברית
לא היגייני (lo higieni)
lo hi-ge-ni
HIहिन्दी
अस्वच्छ (asvccha)
a-s-v-cha
HUMagyar
higiéniailag nem megfelelő
hi-ge-ni-a-la-g nem me-ge-vo-e
IDBahasa Indonesia
tidak higienis
tidak hi-ge-ni-sis
IGIG
ọ bụrụ ihe ọjọọ (ọ bụrụ ihe ọjọọ)
oh boo-roo i-eh oh-joe-oh
ITItaliano
insalubre
in-sa-l-bre
JA日本語
衛生状態が悪い (eisei jōtai ga warui)
e-sei joe-tai ga wa-rui
KKKK
қауіпсіз (kawipsiz)
ka-wi-p-siz
KMKM
មិនសុrety ទេ (min surety te)
min soo-reh-tee teh
KO한국어
위생 상태가 좋지 않은 (wiseong sangtaega jojichi aneun)
wi-seong san-gae ga jo-ji-chi an-eun
MRMR
असुरक्षित (asurakshit)
a-soo-rakshit
MSBahasa Melayu
tidak higienik
tidak hi-ge-ni-ik
MYမြန်မာ
မကောင်း (ma-ka-ung)
ma-ka-ung
NLNederlands
onhygiënisch
on-hi-ge-ni-nisch
NONorsk
usigt
oo-see-gt
PAPA
ਅਸੁਰક્ષਿਤ (asurakshit)
a-soo-rakshit
PLPolski
niehigieniczny
nie-hi-ge-ni-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
insalubre
in-sa-l-bre
RORomână
nesanitar
nes-an-i-tar
RUРусский
негигиеничный (nehigienichnyy)
ne-hi-ge-ni-ch-nyy
SVSvenska
ohygienisk
o-hi-ge-ni-sk
SWKiswahili
haina
ha-i-na
TAதமிழ்
சுகாதாரமற்ற (sukaathaaramattra)
su-ka-tha-a-ram-a-t-tra
TEతెలుగు
నీత్యశుభ్రమైనది కాదు (neethyasubhramainadi kaadu)
nee-th-ya-shu-b-hra-ma-i-na-di ka-adu
THไทย
ไม่สะอาด (mai sa-at)
mai sa-at
TLTL
di-a-wag
di-a-wag
TRTürkçe
hijyenik olmayan
hi-jen-ik nol-an
UKУкраїнська
негігієнічний (nehigienichnyi)
ne-hi-ge-ni-ch-nyi
URاردو
ناکث صحي (nakaath sa7i)
na-ka-ath sa-hee
VITiếng Việt
không vệ sinh
khong ve-sinh
YOYO
kò ní àìyá
ko ni ai-ya
ZH中文
不卫生的 (bù wèishēng de)
bu wei-sheng de
ZUZU
asibonani
a-si-bo-na-ni

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