hunger
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hunger¹
- /ˈhʌŋɡə/ UK
- [ˈhʌŋɡə] UK
- /ˈhʊŋɡə/ Northern England
- /ˈhɐŋɡə/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈhɐ̞ŋɡə] Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ US
- [ˈhʌŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈhʌŋɡɹ̩] US
- /ˈhʌŋɡəɾ/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ʌŋɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English hunger, from Old English hungor (“hunger, desire; famine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz, *hunhruz (“hunger”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk- (“to burn, smart, desire, hunger, thirst”).
Cognate with West Frisian honger, hûnger (“hunger”), Dutch honger (“hunger”), German Low German Hunger (“hunger”), German Hunger (“hunger”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish hunger (“hunger”), Faroese and Icelandic hungur (“hunger”).
hunger²
- /ˈhʌŋɡə/ UK
- [ˈhʌŋɡə] UK
- /ˈhʊŋɡə/ Northern England
- /ˈhɐŋɡə/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈhɐ̞ŋɡə] Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈhʌŋɡɚ/ US
- [ˈhʌŋɡɚ] ~ [ˈhʌŋɡɹ̩] US
- /ˈhʌŋɡəɾ/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ʌŋɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English hungren, from Old English hyngran, hyngrian, ġehyngrian (“to be hungry”), from Proto-West Germanic *hungrijan, from Proto-Germanic *hungrijaną.
verb hungers · hungering · hungered
- To be in need of food. Therefore if thine enemie hunger, feed him: if he thirst, giue him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heape coales of fire on his head.
- To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn. I hungered for your love.
- To make hungry; to famish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hungriness, starve, lust, crave, thirst, hungry, starvation, starving, appetite, famine, thirsty, anxiety, malnutrition, greed, undernourishment, poverty
Translations
Every language
noun need for food
| Español | hambre, gazuza, gusa, fambre (desus.), fiaca, hambrosio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 굶주림 gumjurim, 배고픔 baegopeum |
| 日本語 | 飢え ue, 空腹 kūfuku, 飢餓 kiga |
| 中文 | 飢餓 /饥饿 jī'è |
| हिन्दी | भूख bhūkh |
| Kiswahili | njaa, unenge |
| Português | fome |
| Français | faim |
| Deutsch | Hunger |
| Italiano | fame |
| Ελληνικά | πείνα peína, λιγούρα ligoúra, ασιτία asitía, λιμός limós |
| Română | foame |
| Русский | го́лод gólod |
| Tiếng Việt | đói |
| العربية | جُوع jūʕ |
| עברית | רָעָב ra'áv |
noun strong desire
| Español | sed, anhelo, acucia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갈망 galmang |
| 中文 | 渴望 kěwàng |
| Kiswahili | njaa, unenge |
| Português | sede |
| Français | soif |
| Ελληνικά | λαχτάρα lachtára, πόθος póthos, πείνα peína |
| Русский | жа́жда žážda |
| العربية | رَغْبَة raḡba, تَعَطُّش taʕaṭṭuš |
verb need food
| Español | tener hambre, hambrear |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 飢える ueru |
| Kiswahili | kuwa na njaa |
| Português | ter fome |
| Français | avoir faim |
| Deutsch | hungern, Hunger haben, hungrig sein |
| Italiano | avere fame |
| Ελληνικά | πεινώ peinó |
| Română | fie foame |
| Русский | проголода́ться progolodátʹsja, голода́ть golodátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bị đói |
| العربية | جَاعَ jāʕa |
Talk about this word "hunger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hunger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hunger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hunger "hunger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hunger.Cite this
@misc{hunger_2026,
title = {hunger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hunger},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
