Anorexia in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “anorexia” in Hindi is क्षुधा का अभाव, pronounced kShudha ka abhav/bhojan ke lie aruchi — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti
Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía)lbor.
English anorexia
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”, alpha privativum) + ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs, “yearning”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract-noun-forming suffix).
Quick facts about “anorexia”
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti
Ancient Greek ὀρέγω (orégō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Ancient Greek ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía)lbor.
English anorexia
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”, alpha privativum) + ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs, “yearning”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract-noun-forming suffix).
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