Curiosities about Words and Languages
January 24, 2024 No Comments
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Discover “Oodal,” the Tamil word that captures the art of feigning anger in love. Explore how this love game, rooted in Tamil culture and poetry, intensifies bonding and passion in relationships.
The Untranslatable of the day: Bricoleur/Bricoleuse (French)
And you, do you have a BELUM list too? So many things to do and so little time *sigh* I hope you are enjoying the untranslatables.
I've been working on this project for a while now. I want to release it in #bilingual editions as well, #español and #inglés, etc. And the idea is to show words that occur in other # languages that do not have a 1:1 equivalent in other languages, for whatever reasons. Here I tell you what the thing is about.
Para la segunda semana de agosto, os propongo perderos en el fresco de una arboleda, contemplando el Komorebi, quizás con el Mo Chuisle Mo Chroí
I like them all, some because of the meaning, like Gezelligheid, others because of the sound (Murr-Ma), and others because they awaken in me the desire to learn the language (Sgrìob).
Come and Read.
WIP. First post about these linguistic and cultural gems, beautiful and full of information about the culture, mentality, way of thinking and philosophy of life of the speakers of the language they come from, for those who know where to look. 😉
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