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English

Etymology

From Middle English helthe , from Old English hǣlþ .

Noun

health

  1. The state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction.
  2. Physical condition.
  3. Emotional condition.
  4. Well-being, wellness .
  5. A toast to prosperity.
    Example: To your health!

Translations

  • Bengali: স্বাস্থ্য
  • Bulgarian: Здраве (zdrave)
  • Chinese: 健康 ()
  • Dutch: gezondheit , wellness
  • Esperanto: sano
  • Finnish: terveys
  • French: santé
  • German: Gesundheit
  • Greek:, Modern and Ancient: υγεία (modern: ygeia, igia or iyia, ancient: hygeia)
  • Japanese: 健康 ()
  • Latin: salus f
  • Malaysian: kesihatan
  • Norwegian: helse
  • Portuguese: saúde
  • Slovak: zdravie n
  • Swedish: vid god hälsa (1), frisk (1), hälsa (2,5)
  • Tagalog: kalusugan


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