Wabi

So I've been struggling to find the time to write anything recently due to work, training and revision and while I should be writing a psychology essay right now I feel guilty for not writing in about a month (oops). I found these words in a psychology article recently and they made me really happy for some reason so I thought I'd share them with you.

All of them are words from other languages which, in the English language, we don't have. All are words for 'positive emotional states and concepts' as the BPS article describes them. Here are some of my favourites but I really recommend reading the whole article because I think it's such language is such an interesting concept!

Nakama

Japanese

Friends one considers family

Vacilando 

Greek

The idea of wandering. The pure act of travel is more important than the destination

Gumusservi

Turkish

The glimmer than moonlight makes on the water 

Firgun 
Hebrew
Saying nice things to people to simply make them feel good 

Iktsuarpok 

Ivit

The anticipation felt when waiting for someone 

Gigil

Philippine Tagalog

The irresistible urge to pinch or squeeze someone because you love them so much 

Kilig 

Philippine Tagalog 

The butterflies felt when interacting with someone you find attractive

Sarang 

Korean

The wish to be with someone until death

Mudita 

Sanskrit

The reveling in someone else's joy

Tyvsmake 

Norweigan

To taste or eat small pieces of food when you think no one is watching, especially when cooking (i'm such a culprit of this) 

Ullassa 

Sanskrit 

Feelings of pleasantness associated with natural beauty

Wabi

Japanese

Imperfect beauty

The last one is my absolute favourite, it's so simple. I like that there are so many words we don't know in the English language which describe feelings most people have/will feel. They're also a lot more beautiful than most English words.

Which is your favourite??

Thanks for reading

Charlotte

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