Definition
Wanting something strongly or wishing for something very much.
Etymology
From Latin 'desiderare' meaning 'to wish for or regret the absence of.' The prefix 'de-' suggests looking for something missing, and it evolved through Old French 'desirer' before entering English.
Kelly Says
The original Latin word 'desiderare' came from 'sidus' (star), suggesting Romans thought of desire as 'gazing at the stars'—wanting something so far away you have to look upward for it!
Translations
ARالعربية
المتمنّ
al-mutam-mun
CACatalà
desitjant
deh-si-t-jan-t
CSČeština
toužící
too-zhee-chee
DADansk
ønskende
ons-ken-deh
DEDeutsch
sehnsüchtig
zen-sh-oo-t-ich
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμούν
epithy-moo-n
ESEspañol
deseado
deh-seh-ah-doh
FAفارسی
میخواهد
mi-kh-a-hat
FRFrançais
désirant
deh-zee-ran
HIहिन्दी
चाहने वाला
chaa-hne wa-la
HUMagyar
kívánó
kee-va-noh
IDBahasa Indonesia
menginginkan
in-ging-kan
IGIG
nwere-ama
nwe-re-a-ma
ITItaliano
desiderante
deh-zee-deh-ran-teh
KKKK
іштейтін
i-stey-tee-n
KMKM
អ្នកប្រាក់
a-n-ak-pra-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
ingin
in-gin
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်လျောက်
l-ya-u-k-l-ya-u-k
NLNederlands
begerend
beh-geh-rend
NONorsk
ønskende
ons-ken-deh
PLPolski
pragnący
pragh-n-tsee
PTPortuguês
desejando
deh-zay-jan-doh
RUРусский
желающий
zhela-yushchiy
SVSvenska
önskande
ons-kan-deh
SWKiswahili
mwanaji
mwa-na-ji
TAதமிழ்
வேண்டுகிற
ve-n-du-ki-r
TEతెలుగు
కాంక్షిస్తుంది
kaam-k-shi-stu-ndi
TLTL
naglalayag
na-g-la-ya-g
TRTürkçe
isteyen
is-teh-yen
UKУкраїнська
бажати
ba-zha-ty
URاردو
چاہتا ہے
chaa-hta hai
ZUZU
abafunayo
a-ba-fu-na-yo