Pam BaroroIn his book, ethnographer and biographer Ibn Battuta wrote down his famous quote: “Travelling — it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller”.
It’s true in most cases, and we are often just left without any words to speak, just simply watching in awe at the majestic beauty right in front of us. But, there are also moments when our traveller’s heart tries to speak to us and yet no single word can truly sum up the feeling. Has this ever happened to you?
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You’ll be surprised that their are actually foreign words that might just allow you to describe that feeling. And, as a constant traveller, it might be best to commit these beautiful words to memory and remember them by heart.
1. Fernweh [FEIRN-veyh]
Origin: German
2. Livsnjutare [lifs-nyoo-ta-reh]
Origin: Swedish
3. Resfeber [RACE-fay-ber]
Origin: Swedish
4. Hygge [hU-ge]
Origin: Danish
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5. Nefelibata [ne-fe-LE-ba-ta]
Origin: Spanish/Portuguese
6. Numinous [noo-muh-nuh s, nyoo-]
Origin: English
7. Rasasvada [ra-sas-va-da]
Origin: Sanskrit
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8. Coddiwomple [koh-dee-hwom-puh l]
Origin: English
9. Yuugen [yoo-gen]
Origin: Japanese
10. Eleutheromania [el-U-ther-O-mAn-Ea]
Origin: Greek
11. Eudaimonia [yoo-di-moh-nee-uh]
Origin: Greek
12. Novaturient [nO-va-tUr-E-ent]
Origin: Latin
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13. Sehnsucht [ZEN-zookt]
Origin: German
14. Saudade [soh-dah-duh]
Origin: Portuguese
15. Sturmfrei [SHTOORM-fry]
Origin: German
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16. Smultroställe [smUl-tron-stel-e]
Origin: Swedish
17. Selcouth [sel-kooth]
Origin: English
18. Hodophile [hoh-duh-fahyl]
Origin: Greek
19. Strikhedonia [strik-he-don-ea]
Origin: Greek
20. Sonder [son-der]
Origin: Unknown
Did those beautiful words just inspire you to start fulfilling your travel dreams?
