Definition
Feeling a greater desire for food; also used metaphorically to mean having a stronger desire for something.
Etymology
From 'hungry,' which comes from Old English 'hungrig,' related to 'hunger.' The comparative form '-er' creates the meaning of 'more hungry' or 'more intensely desiring.'
Kelly Says
The word 'hungry' is used so often metaphorically—'hungry for power,' 'hungry for knowledge'—that we forget it originally just meant needing food, but metaphors like this show how language stretches words to fit new meanings!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም እንደ እንደ
ba-tam en-de en-de
ARالعربية
أ hungrier
a-hung-ree-er
BNবাংলা
কম বেশি ভারী
kom beshi bhari
CACatalà
més famol
mes fa-mol
CSČeština
hladovější
hla-do-ve-zh-ee
DADansk
mere sulten
mehr sult-en
DEDeutsch
hungriger
hoon-gri-ger
ELΕλληνικά
πιο πεινασμένος
pee-o pee-na-s-men
ESEspañol
más hambriento
mas am-bree-en-toh
FAفارسی
جوعان تر
joo-aan tar
FISuomi
nälkäisempi
nael-kae-i-m-pee
FRFrançais
plus affamé
pluh ah-fa-may
GUGU
અधिक ભૂખ
adhik bhook
HAHA
hungrier
hoon-ger-ee-er
HEעברית
יותר רעב
yit-er ra-av
HIहिन्दी
अधिक भूखा
adhik bhookha
HUMagyar
jobban éhes
jobb-an eh-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih lapar
lebih la-par
IGIG
hungrier
hoon-ger-ee-er
ITItaliano
più affamato
pì affa-mah-toh
JA日本語
もっとお腹が空いている
mot-to o-bu-n ga su-ki-te-i-ru
KO한국어
더 배고파요
deo bae-go-pa-yo
MRMR
अधिक भूखा
adhik bhookha
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih lapar
lebih la-par
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြီး
chaw-kye-khee
NLNederlands
hongeriger
hon-ger-i-ger
NONorsk
mer sulten
mer sult-en
PAPA
hungrier
hoon-ger-ee-er
PLPolski
bardziej głodny
ba-z-dore-ee glud-nee
PTPortuguês
mais faminto
mais fa-min-toh
RORomână
mai flămând
mai flam-and
RUРусский
голоднее
go-lod-nee
SVSvenska
hungrigare
hoon-gri-ga-reh
SWKiswahili
naye na zaidi
naye na za-dee-ri
TAதமிழ்
அதிகமாக பசி
athi-ka-ma-ga pac-i
TEతెలుగు
కొంచెం ఎక్కువ
kon-che-m ek-ku-va
TLTL
mas malakas ang gutom
mas ma-la-kas ang gu-tom
TRTürkçe
daha aç
da-ha ach
UKУкраїнська
більше голодний
bil-she go-lo-d-ny
URاردو
زیادہ بھوکا
zee-a-dah bhook-ah
VITiếng Việt
đói hơn
doi hon
YOYO
hungrier
hoon-ger-ee-er
ZUZU
hungrier
hoon-ger-ee-er