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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Faamiti The sound made by sucking air past the lips in order to gain the attention of a dog or child Samoan sound
Достолепие (dostolepiye) Contains the roots for dosta (a lot) and lepota (beautiful) from Old Bulgarian language. The word literally means full of beauty but it is more like a combination of noble, full of values, beautiful and brave for man and femininity for women. It is very typical to use this word in context of old traditional photos of people where one appreciate the beauty of the past. Bulgarian beauty
Mangomoment "What can I do now for you, to make you happy?" Dutch love friends connection
Toska (тоска) At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. Russian adverse philosophy
Zeg The day after tomorrow Georgian time measurement
Utura-utura (うつらうつら) To drift between sleep and wakefulness. Japanese event time phsyical
Être dépaysé To be in an environment you're not used to French change society awareness
Greng-jai The feeling of not wanting to impose Thai feeling society
Entzuterre A distance that allows you to listen to another conversation Basque interaction
Eunoia A well-mind; beautiful thinking Greek beauty
Lebensmüde Weary of life German adverse life stress
Pantoffelheld Literally "slipper hero"; A man who may act tough in front of his friends but can’t stand up for himself against his wife German family interaction
Kuebiko A state of exhaustion inspired by acts of senseless violence Japanese adverse feeling
Anteayer The day before yesteraday Spanish measurement
Biritululo The act of comparing yams to settle a dispute Kiriwani food thinking
Lus Desire, craving; greed; fancy, cupidity; inclination, tendency. Afrikaans adverse
Hinna "To find the time” or “to be on time” Swedish time
Uitbuiken Literally means giving your belly or stomach space to expand after a proper dinner. It signifies being so full that you really have to go lay down and ''uitbuiken''. Dutch food action
Carpe Diem Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. Latin positive
Strohwitwer "Grass widower"; a man whose partner or wife has left him alone. German family adverse
Hüzün Originally pain and sorrow over a loss, but also can mean melancholy associated with a sense of failure in life and a gloomy feeling that things will likely get worse. Turkish adverse emotion
Kæk Spirited, bold, cheeky, cocky. Danish attribute
Zažitjsja (зажиться) To keep living beyond the point where one feels they would be better off dead Russian death adverse
Sirimiri Weak and constant rain; stronger than a mist but less than a shower. Basque weather physical
Jouska A hypothetical conversation that you compulsively play out in your head English thinking
Qarrtsiluni Sitting together in the darkness, waiting for inspiration to strike you Iñupiaq awareness thinking reflection
Mágoa A heart-breaking feeling that leaves long-lasting traces, visible in gestures and facial expressions Portuguese adverse emotion
Nameer (نمير) Clear water. Arabic nature attribute
Utepils The act of sitting outside on a sunny day enjoying a beer Norwegian event life positive
Gulugulu The sound of a pitcher filling with water Tulu physical sound




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