famine(a period of extreme shortage of food in a region) noun [UK: ˈfæ.mɪn] [US: ˈfæ.mən]
starvation [starvations](condition) noun [UK: stɑː.ˈveɪʃ.n̩] [US: starˈveɪʃ.n̩]John died of starvation. = John dog av svält.
svälta verb
starve [starved, starving, starves](to die because of lack of food) verb [UK: stɑːv] [US: ˈstɑːrv]Sami is literally starving. = Sami svälter bokstavligen.