Etymology, Māori, Haka
Māori war dance. Merrett, Joseph Jenner. Australian National Library, circa 1845. Etymology From Proto-Polynesian *saka. Descendants → English: haka Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈhaka/, [ˈhɐkɐ] Noun A war dance; a haka.
Etymology, Bengali, বিড়াল
Jeff Koons, Cat on a Clothesline (1994–2001). Etymology From Sanskrit बिडाला (biḍālā). Noun বিড়াল – (biṛal) cat আমাদের আটটা বিড়াল আছে. amader aṭṭa BIṚALÔ ache. We have eight cats.
Etymology, Finnish, Nähdä
To see. photo: Fluentu Etymology From Proto-Finnic *näktäk, from Proto-Uralic *näke-. Cognate with Estonian nägema and Hungarian néz. Pronunciation IPA: /ˈnæhdæˣ/, [ˈnæhdæ(ʔ)] Rhymes: -æhdæ Syllabification: näh‧dä Verb nähdä (transitive) to see (transitive) to see, meet (transitive) to regard, have an outlook or a view on, see (transitive) to go through, experience Suomessa ei tarvitse NÄHDÄ nälkää. One doesn’t have to experience hunger in Finland.
Etymology, West Frisian, Iepen
Etymology From Old Frisian open, opin, epen, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. Adjective iepen – open
Etymology, Romanian, Dor
Love and Pain (1895) by Edvard Munch Etymology Untranslatable word. From Latin dolus (“to feel pain”), from Portuguese dor. Compare Portuguese saudade, German Sehnsucht. NOUN strong desire to see someone dear again; nostalgia. longing, desire,…