Definition
Plural of suffering; experiences of pain, distress, or hardship.
Etymology
From Old French 'sufrir,' derived from Latin 'sufferre,' meaning to bear, carry, or endure. Over time it came to specifically mean bearing pain or hardship.
Kelly Says
The word 'suffering' shares the same root as 'suffrage' (voting rights)—both come from the idea of 'bearing' or 'carrying,' which shows how ancient languages packed multiple meanings into single roots!
Translations
ARالعربية
معاناة
mu-aana-at
CACatalà
sofriments
so-fri-men-ts
DADansk
lidelser
lee-de-ser
ELΕλληνικά
παθήματα
pa-the-ma-ta
ESEspañol
sufrimientos
su-fri-mien-tos
FISuomi
kärsimykset
kar-si-mykset
FRFrançais
souffrances
su-fran-s
HEעברית
ייסורים
yis-u-rim
HUMagyar
szenvedélyek
sen-ve-de-lyek
IDBahasa Indonesia
penderitaan
pen-der-ita-an
ITItaliano
sofferenze
so-fer-en-ze
MSBahasa Melayu
penderitaan
pen-der-ita-an
MYမြန်မာ
ခံစားရမှု
khan-sar-ya-mu
NLNederlands
lijden
lee-den
NONorsk
lidelse
lee-de-se
PLPolski
cierpienia
cheer-peen-ya
PTPortuguês
sofrimentos
so-fri-men-tos
RORomână
suferințe
su-fe-rin-te
RUРусский
страдания
stra-dan-iya
SVSvenska
lidande
lee-dan-de
SWKiswahili
mateso
ma-te-so
THไทย
ความทุกข์
khawm-took
TLTL
paghihirap
pa-hi-hi-rap
TRTürkçe
acı çekmek
ah-chi chek-mek
UKУкраїнська
страждання
stra-zhann-ya
VITiếng Việt
khổ đau
kho-dau
ZUZU
umthwalo
oom-thwa-lo