mätönmättä
mätönmättä is a Finnish word that describes a state of being completely devoid of any physical sustenance or food. It implies an extreme emptiness, often used metaphorically to describe a severe lack of resources or opportunities, not just hunger. The word is formed from "mätä," meaning rotten or decayed, and the suffix "-ttömä," indicating absence, combined with the translative case suffix "-ttä." This etymology suggests a state so empty that even decay has no material to act upon, or a profound emptiness that has reached a final, absolute degree.
While literally referring to the absence of food, mätönmättä is more commonly employed in figurative language.