23 Charming Illustrations Of Untranslatable Words From Other Languages

by flexword / September 06, 2016 / in Blog

Illustrator, Anjana Iyer, portrays 23 untranslatable words from different languages.

 

1. Fernweh (German).

 

 

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2. Papakata (Cook Islands Maori).

 

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3. Iktsuarpok (Inuit).

 

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4. Tingo (Pascuense).

 

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5. Komorebi (Japanese).

 

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6. Tsundoku (Japanese).

 

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7. Waldeinsamkeit (German).

 

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8. Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan).

 

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9. Backpfeifengesicht (German).

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10. Pochemuchka (Russian).

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11. Aware (Japanese).

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12. Wabi-Sabi (Japanese).

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13. Gattara (Italian).

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14. Hanyauku (Rukwangali).

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15. Shlimazl (Yiddish).

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16. Friolero (Spanish).

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17. Utepils (Norwegian).

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18. Kaapshljmurslis (Latvian).

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19. Won (Korean).

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20. Kyoikumama (Japanese).

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21. Ilunga (Tshiluba)

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22. Age-otori (Japanese).

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23. Prozvonit (Czech).

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