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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bingonhan
"전쟁은 많은 사람들을 빈곤한 상태로 만들었습니다."
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Without the basic necessities of life.
"The flood left thousands of people destitute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'destituere', meaning 'to forsake, abandon, or leave alone', composed of 'de-' (down, away) and 'stituere' (to set, place). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, it initially retained the literal sense of being abandoned or left without assistance, eventually shifting to denote extreme poverty and the absence of basic necessities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Destitute" is said worldwide
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destituido
Transliteration: destituido
"La crisis económica dejó a muchas familias destituidas."
destituído
Transliteration: destituído
"Eles ficaram completamente destituídos após o temporal."
dénué
Transliteration: dénué
"Cette famille se retrouve totalement dénuée après l'incendie."
bedürftig
Transliteration: bedürftig
"Viele Menschen leben in bedürftigen Verhältnissen."
indigente
Transliteration: indigente
"L'associazione offre cibo e riparo alle persone indigenti."
निराश्रित
Transliteration: nirashrit
"तूफ़ान ने कई लोगों को निराश्रित कर दिया।"
赤贫的
Transliteration: chìpín de
"这场灾难让他们陷入了赤贫的境地。"
빈곤한
Transliteration: bingonhan
"전쟁은 많은 사람들을 빈곤한 상태로 만들었습니다."
極貧の
Transliteration: gokuhin no
"彼の家族はその事故ですっかり極貧の生活に陥った。"
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