FEELINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD

Not every feeling can be put into words. But some can be put into foreign words. A man named Tim Lomas at the University of East London has been working to catalogue the many different types feelings found across the world.
– Mbuki-mvuki (Bantu) – the irresistible urge to shuck off your clothes as you dance
– Kilig (Tagalog) – the jittery fluttering feeling as you talk to someone you like
– Desbundar (Portuguese) – to shed one’s inhibitions in having fun
– Tarab (Arabic) – a musically induced state of ecstasy or enchantment
– Shinrin-yoku (Japanese) – the relaxation gained from bathing in the forest, figuratively or literally
– Gigil (Tagalog) – the irresistible urge to pinch or squeeze someone because they are loved or cherished
– Yuan bei (Chinese) – a sense of complete and perfect accomplishment
– Iktsuarpok (Inuit) – the anticipation one feels when waiting for someone, whereby one keeps going outside to check if they have arrived
– Natsukashii (Japanese) – a nostalgic longing for the past, with happiness for the fond memory, yet sadness that it is no longer
– Wabi-sabi (Japanese) – a “dark, desolate sublimity” centered on transience and imperfection in beauty
– Saudade (Portuguese) – a melancholic longing or nostalgia for a person, place or thing that is far away either spatially or in time – a vague, dreaming wistfulness for phenomena that may not even exist
– Sehnsucht (German) – literally “life-longings”, an intense desire for alternative states and realizations of life, even if they are unattainable
– Dadirri (Australian aboriginal) term – a deep, spiritual act of reflective and respectful listening
– Pihentagyú (Hungarian) – literally meaning “with a relaxed brain”, it describes quick-witted people who can come up with sophisticated jokes or solutions
– Desenrascanço (Portuguese) – to artfully disentangle oneself from a troublesome situation
– Sukha (Sanskrit) – genuine lasting happiness independent of circumstances
– Orenda (Huron) – the power of the human will to change the world in the face of powerful forces such as fate
* I want a word for when you get a bad cookie. There’s nothing worse than anticipating a cookie, and then it tastes lousy.
* What’s the word for when you suddenly think your wallet or keys or phone may have fallen out of your pocket, and you’re afraid to reach down and check?
* How do I Desenrascanço myself from this bit?
* I think we can all agree that Tim Lomas has kind of a boring job.
* And now… Tarab.