Love is a universal feeling but the words that express it can be very different in the various languages of the world. Some expressions in languages very distant from us describe in a single word some typical situations of falling in love for which we would use several words or even whole sentences.
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THElove it is a universal feeling but the passwords that express it can be very different in the various languages of the world. Some expressions in languages very distant from us describe in a single word some typical situations of falling in love for which we would use several words or even whole sentences.
British illustrator Emma Block has created some fantastic illustrations that give voice to words of love that we have probably never heard.
But if we look at his images and try to understand them, we immediately recall situations that perhaps we too have experienced and that we did not know could be summarize in one word.
Maybe this is too the magic of love and its thousand faces. The images represent feelings, situations and emotions that each of us has already experienced in life or perhaps will feel in the future.
We discover something that perhaps until now we did not know about love and strange languages thanks to the fantastic ones illustrations di Emma Block.
The images were created for the More Than Just A Word campaign.
The time has truly come to broaden our vocabulary in the most romantic way in the world.
Index
Cafuné
Caress the hair of your loved one by running your fingers through their hair. In Portuguese a single word is enough to express this sweet gesture: cafuné.
Viraha
You only realized you loved a person shortly before his (or your) departure or one separation more or less inevitable? In Hindi there is only one word to describe the awareness of love that comes in the moment of separation: viraha.
Merak
Merak is an in word Serbian language indicating a feeling of deep love for the whole universe that comes from the ability to appreciate the little things, such as the closeness of the people we love.
Homecoming
We have just discovered that in Hindi the love that comes from separation is called viraha. We can therefore hope to overcome the distances and that the situation of distance ends. The French word reunion expresses the feeling of joy we feel when we finally find the person we love after a long separation.
Oodal
We have finally found the right word to describe that fake anger that lovers undertake to show each other after a trivial quarrel. In tamil language this emotion is called oodal. A great love disguised as anger, in short, which can help us find ourselves with more joy when we make peace.
Mamihlapinatapei
You may have never heard this word in your life but you have found yourself in the very situation it describes. In the language of the Yamana tribe, mamihlapinatapei it's that look of desire between two people too shy to make the first move. IS an unmistakable look. You should learn to recognize this in order not to miss an opportunity that could completely change your existence.
Love
Love at first sight, love at first sight, an arrow shot by Cupid: in Spanish we can indicate the love that suddenly blossoms with a single word: love. Yes, that very moment when we see a person for the first time and we understand that we would like to have them by our side for life.
Pain
Waiting with trepidation for the phone to ring, constantly looking at the clock while waiting for an appointment, having the impression that the time that separates us from the person we love never passes. These emotions are summed up in the word pain in Romanian language: the desire mixed with joy and melancholy to see the people we miss as soon as possible.
Cwtch
Not a simple hug, not just any hug. The Welsh word cwtch indicates an affectionate hug and much more, because the hug becomes a safe place, that place where we truly feel at home, in the arms of a loved one.
Manabamate
Here's how to describe with a single word one of the most obvious symptoms of falling in love: the sudden e unexplained lack of appetite even in front of a delicious dish. In language of Rapa Nui we would say a single word: manabamate. Has it happened to you sometimes too?
What's your new favorite love word?
Marta Albè
Fonte foto: Emma Block – More Than Just A Word
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