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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Rizq Life's provision of account. Often used in daily speech when someone wasn’t able to achieve something, it wasn’t in their Rizq. Urdu philosophy connection
Dépayser Disorientation; not necessarily unpleasant (e.g., a pleasant sense of strangeness from being in a foreign country). French change feeling
Punya “Merit,” “virtue”, “sacred", "good karma", among other things Sanskrit beauty
Meraki Describe doing something with soul, creativity, or love — when you put “something of yourself” into what you're doing, whatever it may be. Greek emotion strength
Rhwe To sleep on the floor without a carpet, drunk and naked Tsonga funny event
Agnosthesia The state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior English confusion thinking
Pragma longtime love, such as in long marriages Greek love family
Ǩuẓlanyu To marry a divorced woman Bashkir family attribute
Friolero Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feel cold. Spanish attribute friends
Aspaldiko! Expression of surprise after not seeing someone for a long time. Basque surprise feeling
Vipāka (विपाक) Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. Sanskrit growth
Yuputka A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin Ulwa nature adverse
Hwyl A passion and fervour for a competitive event like a poetry reading or a rugby match that fills your entire body with a sense of belonging. Welsh emotion extreme
Sokaiya A man with a few shares in several companies who extorts money by threatening to come to the shareholders' meetings and cause trouble Japanese adverse
moņ (моң) Sadness; melody; lyricism Bashkir adverse music
Tima Not being ready to spend time or money on a specific thing, despite being able to afford it Icelandic thinking action
Onsay Pretend to love Boro life
Schadenfreude Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. German feeling adverse
Surströmmingspremier The first day of the year where it acceptable eat rotten herring. Swedish food event
Qì (氣) Lit. air, breath; ‘life force/energy’. Chinese health awareness
Ćeif A slow and silent enjoyment in someone or in something Bosnian positive feeling
Sitzfleisch Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task German strength growth
Pole Sorry; can also express empathy and understanding. Swahili thinking life
Ádvaita (अद्वैत) non-dual; the notion that there is only one reality. Sanskrit measurement philosophy
Vprikusku Drinking tea through pieces of sugar Russian food action
Frostbeule Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") German attribute friends
sobremesa After-dinner conversation Spanish food friends
Être dépaysé To be in an environment you're not used to French change society awareness
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Riposo Rest, repose; a nap; cf. siesta. Italian event society




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