Eunoia

Words That Don't Translate

Eunoia was built in 24h by Steph. Search 500+ untranslatable words by 70+ languages and 50+ tags, or click refresh to see a new batch. Enjoy!


Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
Dhurna Extorting payment from someone by sitting at their front door and staying there until you get paid Hindi action persistence
Jijivisha The strong, eternal desire to live and to continue living Hindi philosophy life awareness
Viraag The emotional pain felt from being away from the person you love Hindi emotion love connection
Jootha Food eaten by someone and left in the plate Hindi food
Jugaad (जुगाड) the ability to 'make do' or 'get by'. Hindi life




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