Definition
Dry, barren regions with very little rain or vegetation, or (as a verb) to abandon someone or something.
Etymology
From Latin 'desertus' (abandoned, empty), related to 'deserere' (to abandon). The word originally meant 'abandoned place,' which perfectly describes a desert as a place seemingly abandoned by nature.
Kelly Says
The two meanings of 'desert' (the place vs. abandoning someone) both come from the same Latin root meaning 'abandoned'—which is poetic because deserts are literally abandoned places, and betraying someone is emotionally abandoning them.
Translations
ARالعربية
صحاري
sa-ha-ree
CACatalà
deserts
de-zer-ts
CSČeština
pouště
poo-sh-teh
DADansk
ørkener
or-keh-ner
ELΕλληνικά
ερήμους
e-re-moos
ESEspañol
desiertos
des-ee-er-tos
FAفارسی
بیابان
bee-ya-ban
FISuomi
aavikot
aa-vi-kot
FRFrançais
déserts
de-zer
HEעברית
מדבריות
me-d-ve-rot
HIहिन्दी
रेगिस्तान
re-gis-taan
HUMagyar
sivatag
see-va-tag
IDBahasa Indonesia
gurun
goo-run
ITItaliano
deserti
de-zer-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
gurun
goo-run
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကုန်း
chaw-kwe-ko-ng
NLNederlands
woestijnen
woe-stee-nuh-nuh
NONorsk
ørkener
or-keh-ner
PLPolski
pustynie
pust-ee-nee
PTPortuguês
desertos
dez-er-tos
RORomână
deșert
de-sher-t
RUРусский
пустыни
pust-y-nee
SWKiswahili
midomo
mi-do-mo
THไทย
ทะเลทราย
ta-la-trai
UKУкраїнська
пустелі
pust-eli
VITiếng Việt
sa mạc
sa-mak