Definition
Third person singular present tense of hanker; strongly desires or craves something persistently.
Etymology
From hanker + -s (third person singular present marker).
Kelly Says
The phrase 'he hankers for' uses an archaic verbal form that modern English-speakers might replace with 'he yearns for,' showing how vocabulary naturally drifts toward synonyms over time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍልስፍና (felsfana)
fel-sfe-na
ARالعربية
رغبات (raghbat)
rah-ghab-at
BNবাংলা
আকাঙ্ক্ষা (ākāṅkṣā)
ah-kahng-ksha
DADansk
længsler
lyng-sler
DEDeutsch
Sehnsüchte
zayns-shuh-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμία (epithymía)
eh-pee-thee-mee-ah
ESEspañol
anhelos
ahn-heh-los
FRFrançais
désirs
day-zehr
HEעברית
תאוות (ta'avot)
tah-ah-voht
HIहिन्दी
लालसा (lālāsā)
lah-lah-sah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerinduan
keh-rin-doo-an
ITItaliano
voglia
voh-lee-ah
KMKM
ចំណង់ (chum-nang)
chum-nang
KO한국어
갈망 (galmang)
gal-mang
MRMR
इच्छा (ichchā)
ee-ch-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
keinginan
keh-ee-gan-an
MYမြန်မာ
လျှောက်လွှာ (lyaw-kwe-lwa)
lyaw-kwe-lwa
NLNederlands
honger
hon-ger
PAPA
ਰੋ ogen (ro ogen)
roh oh-gen
PTPortuguês
desejos
deh-zay-zhos
RUРусский
тоска (toska)
tohs-kah
SVSvenska
längtan
lyng-tan
SWKiswahili
mawazo
mah-wa-zo
TAதமிழ்
வெறி (veri)
veh-ree
TEతెలుగు
కాంక్ష (kāṃkṣā)
kaam-ksha
THไทย
ความปรารถนา (khwam pra-rat-na)
kwam pra-rat-nah
TLTL
pangangailangan
pang-an-ga-ni-laan
TRTürkçe
özlemler
ohz-lehm-ler
UKУкраїнська
заповіт (zapovit)
zah-po-veet
URاردو
دلچسپی (delchaspi)
del-cha-spi
VITiếng Việt
khao khát
kaw-khat
ZH中文
渴望 (kěwàng)
cher-wang
ZUZU
umthando
oom-than-doh