23 Charming Illustrations Of Untranslatable Words From Other Languages

Illustrator Anjana Iyer created these lovely designs for her 100 Days Project. She's accepting commissions, and on the strength of this she must get a lot...

Posted on May 08, 2014, 12:38 GMT

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1. Fernweh (German).

2. Papakata (Cook Islands Maori).

3. Iktsuarpok (Inuit).

4. Tingo (Pascuense).

5. Komorebi (Japanese).

6. Tsundoku (Japanese).

7. Waldeinsamkeit (German).

8. Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan).

9. Backpfeifengesicht (German).

10. Pochemuchka (Russian).

11. Aware (Japanese).

12. Wabi-Sabi (Japanese).

13. Gattara (Italian).

14. Hanyauku (Rukwangali).

15. Shlimazl (Yiddish).

16. Friolero (Spanish).

17. Utepils (Norwegian).

18. Kaapshljmurslis (Latvian).

19. Won (Korean).

20. Kyoikumama (Japanese).

21. Ilunga (Tshiluba)

22. Age-otori (Japanese).

23. Prozvonit (Czech).

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