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Pronunciation / Transliteration: seimei iji
"植物は動物に生命維持のための栄養を与えます。"
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Food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.
"Plants provide sustenance for animals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word sustenance, originating from the Late Latin sustinentia, from the verb sustinere meaning 'to hold up, sustain'. It entered the English language in the 14th century, initially referring to the action of supporting life or means of livelihood, and gradually narrowed to denote food and nourishment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sustenance" is said worldwide
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subsistance
Transliteration: subsistance
"Les plantes fournissent la subsistance aux animaux."
Nahrung
Transliteration: Nahrung
"Pflanzen bieten Nahrung für Tiere."
sostentamento
Transliteration: sostentamento
"Le piante forniscono sostentamento agli animali."
sustento
Transliteration: sustento
"Las plantas proporcionan sustento a los animales."
sustento
Transliteration: sustento
"As plantas fornecem sustento para os animais."
भरण-पोषण
Transliteration: bharan-poshan
"पौधे जानवरों को भरण-पोषण प्रदान करते हैं।"
生计
Transliteration: shēngjì
"植物为动物提供养分。"
자양물
Transliteration: zayangmul
"식물은 동물에게 생존에 필요한 영양분을 제공한다."
生命維持
Transliteration: seimei iji
"植物は動物に生命維持のための栄養を与えます。"
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