thirst
English
/θɜːst/, /θɝst/
noun
Definitions
- A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which spots the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane
- The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
- (figuratively) A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
- (slang) sexual lust
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thirst inherited from Old English þurst inherited from *þurstu inherited from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz (dryness, thirst) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry), *ters- (dry).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ters-
Gloss
dry
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
干, 乾
Emoji
🏜️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Newfoundland English
- Terra English
- Terran English
- athirst English
- blood English
- bloodthirst English
- bloodthirster English
- bloodthirsty English
- buster English
- cumthirsty English
- extraterrestrial English
- forthirst English
- land English
- nonthirsty English
- reinter English
- subterrestrial English
- superterrestrial English
- terra English
- terrane English
- terrarium English
- terrel English
- territory English
- thirst-buster English
- thirster English
- thirstest English
- thirsteth English
- thirstful English
- thirstily English
- thirstiness English
- thirstland English
- thirstless English
- thirstlessness English
- thirsty English
- toast English
- unthirsty English
- *interrāre Latin
- *terraceus Latin
- attorreo Latin
- contorreo Latin
- detorreo Latin
- dētergēns Latin
- extorreo Latin
- mediterraneus Latin
- mediterrāneus Latin
- subterraneus Latin
- subterreus Latin
- terra Latin
- terraceus Latin
- terrarius Latin
- terrenum Latin
- terrenus Latin
- terrestris Latin
- terreus Latin
- territorium Latin
- terrosus Latin
- terrārius Latin
- terrēnus Latin
- tescum Latin
- torrefacio Latin
- torrens Latin
- torrentem Latin
- torreō Latin
- torridus Latin
- tostum Latin
- tostus Latin
- Durst German
- Durststrecke German
- Nachdurst German
- durstig German
- dürsten German
- terra Italian
- tosto Italian
- bloeddorst Dutch, Flemish
- dorst Dutch, Flemish
- dorsten Dutch, Flemish
- dorstig Dutch, Flemish
- dorstlesser Dutch, Flemish
- nadorst Dutch, Flemish
- terrarium Dutch, Flemish
- bientôt French
- désenterrer French
- plutôt French
- sitôt French
- tantôt French
- terre French
- terroir French
- torrentiel French
- tôt French
- tierra Spanish, Castilian
- μεσόγαιος Ancient Greek
- τέρσομαι Ancient Greek
- ταρσός Ancient Greek
- *ters- Proto-Indo-European
- *ters-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *torséyeti Proto-Indo-European
- *tr̥s- Proto-Indo-European
- *tr̥s-nó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *tr̥s-yé-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *térstus Proto-Indo-European
- *térsus Proto-Indo-European
- terrasse Norwegian Bokmål
- *þarzijaną Proto-Germanic
- *þursakōną Proto-Germanic
- *þurskaz Proto-Germanic
- *þurstiz Proto-Germanic
- *þurstuz Proto-Germanic
- *þursuz Proto-Germanic
- *þurzijaną Proto-Germanic
- *þurznaną Proto-Germanic
- autenticitetstörst Swedish
- blodtörst Swedish
- törst Swedish
- kontinent Norwegian Nynorsk
- terrasse Norwegian Nynorsk
- ofþyrst Old English
- þurst Old English
- तृष्णा Sanskrit
- तृष्यति Sanskrit
- मृगतृष्णा Sanskrit
- forthyrsten Middle English
- thirst Middle English
- thirsti Middle English
- tost Middle English
- alltathír Irish
- mac tíre Irish
- mórthír Irish
- tír Irish
- tíreolaíocht Irish
- tírghrá Irish
- Ísiltír Irish
- ísiltír Irish
- þorsti Old Norse
- þurkan Old Norse
- þurrleikr Old Norse
- þyrsklingr Old Norse
- þyrstr Old Norse
- tørst Danish
- tørstig Danish
- terre Old French
- hefndarþorsti Icelandic
- þorsti Icelandic
- तरसना Hindi
- तृष्णा Hindi
- թառ Armenian
- թառել Armenian
- թարշամել Armenian
- țară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- țăran Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- تشنه Persian
- ตัณหา Thai
- tir Welsh
- dorst Middle Dutch
- durst Old High German
- thurst Old High German
- թառամ Old Armenian
- թառամիմ Old Armenian
- durstar Ido
- terc Old Irish
- tír Old Irish
- tíraid Old Irish
- dors Afrikaans
- tìr Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- tosti Faroese
- çheer Manx
- durst Middle High German
- Duuscht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- duuschtereg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- တဏှာ Burmese
- djersë Albanian
- 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹 Gothic
- דאָרשט Yiddish
- *þurstu gmw-pro
- thurst Old Dutch
- terra Old Portuguese
- *tīros Proto-Celtic
- dörst Middle Low German
- taṇhā Pali
- duarst Cimbrian
- düurstan Cimbrian
- thurst Old Saxon
- tsarã Aromanian
- *terzā Proto-Italic
- terra Romansh
- tiara Romansh
- tierra Asturian
- tiere Friulian
- *tŕ̥ṣyati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *tŕ̥ṣṇaH Proto-Indo-Aryan
- terra Old Occitan
- terrassa Old Occitan
- تشنہ Urdu
- terra Sicilian
- tyšnk' Middle Persian
- tera Venetian
- tost Venetian
- Döst Low German
- 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 Maharastri Prakrit
- *widertjā Proto-Albanian
- tara Dalmatian
- tiara Dalmatian
- *tir Proto-Brythonic
- թառել Middle Armenian
- ತೃಷ್ಣೆ Kannada
- târre Bourguignon
- thyrst Old Danish
- तान Konkani
- तान्ह Old Marathi
- 𑘝𑘰𑘡𑘿𑘮 Old Marathi
- tera Ladin
- terra Neapolitan
- tiera Istriot
- tarra Corsican
- terra Corsican
- tierra Aragonese
- tière Picard
- tère Picard
- tera Lombard
- tir Old Welsh
- land
- toast
- terra
- blood
- Terra
- buster
- Terran
- terrel
- reinter
- athirst
- terrane
- thirsty
- thirster
- thirstest
- terrarium
- thirsteth
- thirstful
- unthirsty
- thirstily
- territory
- forthirst
- thirstland
- nonthirsty
- thirstless
- cumthirsty
- bloodthirst
- thirstiness
- Newfoundland
- bloodthirsty
- bloodthirster
- thirst-buster
- subterrestrial
- thirstlessness
- superterrestrial
- extraterrestrial