I think the sound of the following words corresponds to their content to a certain degree.
Battle (in bulgarian - битка)
Raven (in bulgarian - гарван)
I think the sound of the following words corresponds to their content to a certain degree.
Battle (in bulgarian - битка)
Raven (in bulgarian - гарван)
No offense, but Finnish sounds like baby talk to me.Originally Posted by Agarina
„Man can do what he wants but he cannot want what he wants.“
– Arthur Schopenhauer
Pa3s.
Maybe Agarina just likes baby talkish words.No offense, but Finnish sounds like baby talk to me.Try imagining a baby saying purnukka or perämies... And no, I do not find those any specially beautiful!
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"Use every ounce of potential you have, raise revolution against what people expect of you, and tell the world this is not a rehearsal. This is the real me. And listen up, ‘cause it could be the most honest incarnation yet."
Or saying "vittu perkele."
Here's a short Finnish beer commercial and the talk is a bit rougher than those cute words Agarina posted:
“I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life. - Osama bin Laden
There was, what, like five words of Finnish?
"Use every ounce of potential you have, raise revolution against what people expect of you, and tell the world this is not a rehearsal. This is the real me. And listen up, ‘cause it could be the most honest incarnation yet."
We laconic Finns don't speak much do we?There was, what, like five words of Finnish?
“I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life. - Osama bin Laden
YEA RIGHTWe laconic Finns don't speak much do we?
"Use every ounce of potential you have, raise revolution against what people expect of you, and tell the world this is not a rehearsal. This is the real me. And listen up, ‘cause it could be the most honest incarnation yet."
Haha, yeah I see.
Maybe just because we use so ridiculously complicated words in German. Like "Spitzenrefinanzierungsfazilität", "Großtafelbauweise", or "Inkompetenzkompensationskompetenz" (my favourite, but not because of the sound of it. However, it's party a joke)
Words I like are:
empire
valerian
cascade
rivet
Fanal - beacon (uncommon, elevated)
füttern - feed
Versorgung - supply
Technik - technology
Festung - fortress
Hälfte - half
Splitter - splinter
Jänner - January (used by Swiss/Austrians)
Scheck - check/draft
„Man can do what he wants but he cannot want what he wants.“
– Arthur Schopenhauer
Optimus Prime
Omega Supreme
Ultra Magnus
Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker
Soundwave: Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Ratbat
Blaster
Fortress Maximus
Bumblebee
Hot Rod
Stunticons: MotorMaster, Dead End, Drag Strip, Wildrider, Breakdown...and Menasor
Constructicons: Scrapper, Scavenger, Hook, Bonecrusher, Mixmaster, Longhaul...and Devastator
ILE "Searcher"
Socionics: ENTp
DCNH: Dominant
--> perhaps Normalizing
Enneagram: 7w6 "Enthusiast"
MBTI: ENTJ "Field Marshall" or ENTP "Inventor"
Astrological sign: Aquarius
To learn, read. To know, write. To master, teach.
"Use every ounce of potential you have, raise revolution against what people expect of you, and tell the world this is not a rehearsal. This is the real me. And listen up, ‘cause it could be the most honest incarnation yet."
I can play this game, too.
Doesn't the word sound cute enough for the animal or what?
„Man can do what he wants but he cannot want what he wants.“
– Arthur Schopenhauer
surreptitious
crystalline
limerence
osmosis
diaspora
serendipity
vernacular
sienna
arohanui -
http://www.arohanui.co.nz
Arohanui is a Maori word and, as with many Polynesian words, there is no direct meaning or translation into English. The literal meaning is "BIG LOVE"
It appears to me that this "Arohanui" (or big love) can be beyond a person, beyond a family and even a community or race. It could be all encompassing of the earth; it's people, animals, plants, our oceans and our universe plus everything within and beyond. Possibly interrelationships between all that is.
if only intellectualism was as easy as posting in this thread
i could be a genius!! i could be so impressive.
Rancid
Blast
Bolt
Sashay
Bedeck
Spangle
Akimbo
Noontide
Antipodal
Anemone
Bullish
Crotchety
Gangrenous
High-falutin'
Rictus grin
Swine
Popover
Jungle gym
Valence (verb)
Wriggle
Sheepish
Stump
Wrought
Pinhead
Clotted cream
Maidenhead
La poubelle
Sidewinder
argumentum ad populum
sabbatic
mass hysteria
synesthesia
suede
embroidery
phallus
reductio ad ******um
Endoplasmic reticulum
Argent
Augmented
Auxiliary
Maximum
As of late:
Akolasia - the vice of excess, when desires are not corrected by reason.
Antanaclasis - repetition of a single word, but with different meanings.
Antiperistasis - resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.
Aposiopesis - breaking off or pausing speech for dramatic or emotional effect.
Casuistry - specious, deceptive, or oversubtle reasoning, especially in questions of morality; fallacious or dishonest application of general principles; sophistry.
Causal Nexus - cause and effect, chain of reactions, concatenation of effects.
Chiasmus - two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point.
Exegesis - is a critical explanation orinterpretation of a text.
Hysteron Proteron- reversal of anticipated order of events; a form of hyperbaton.
Iconomatic - using pictures to represent sounds of words.
Negentropy - also negative entropy or syntropy or extropy or entaxy; it lies at the intersection of entropy and life.
Paraprosdokian - phrase in which the latter part causes a rethinking or reframing of the beginning.
Paroemion - alliteration in which every word in a sentence or phrase begins with the same letter.
+ a plenitude of dicta et sententiae
ipsa scientia potestas est-adaequatio intellectus et rei
Are you a greek literature teacher or what?
Obsequium amicos, veritas odium parit
lol, yes, literature and linguistics -- and most figures of speech/tropes have greek names (:Are you a greek literature teacher or what?
ipsa scientia potestas est-adaequatio intellectus et rei
onomatopoeia
Emily
lighthouse
swan
rhapsody
Macedonia
Placebo
Scarlet
Provocative
Prestige
Lolita
Euphoria
Jehovah
Misogyny
Glamour
Bourgeoisie
Blizzard
Promiscuous
Lullaby
Nostalgic
Luscious
Electric
vintage
marble
emergent
demure
mesmerize
slender
elusive
palimpsest
epistemology
oxymoron
chiasmus
hieroglyph
ambrosia
ellipsis
tantalizing
mimesis
chimera
vixen
pseudonym
euphemism
lustrous
Aquiline
Illustrious
Subsequent
Portmanteau
Saffron
Asphyxiate
Sublimate
Leonine
Ossify
Hysteria
Bereft
Sehnsucht
Stag
麓 - Fumoto - Mountain base
すれ違う - Surechigau - To pass by (each other)
calendula
scheme
schema
semantics
angular
leverage
chasm
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Here are some of my favorite German words.
Pracht
Immense splendor.
Glück
Luck.
Lichtblick
A bright, new perspective that helps you.
Schlummern
Sleeping innocently.
Himmelszelt
Literal meaning: The sky becomes a tent for the stars.
Geborgenheit
The feeling of being protected, or giving protection.
Behutsam
Showing care.
Zufriedenheit
Contentment.
Liebe
Love.
Tautropfen
Dew.
Anschmiegsam
Cuddly.
Schönheit
Pulchritude.
Sehnsucht
An intense yearning.
Heldentat
An act of being heroic.
.
Durchhaltevermögen
Perseverance.
Vorstellungskraft
The power of imagination.
Unermesslichkeit
Unfathomability.
Traum
A dream.
Überfluss
Cornucopia.
incognito
virtuoso
quixotic
rōnin
shibui
equanimity
paradigm
syntax
Allah
Ataraxia
Benedict Cumberbatch
Noodle
tsunami
vortex
maelstrom
cyclone
typhoon
Moist
الله
The best word
Abstract
Cordillera
Adage
Guyana
Truth be told though, I like these words and the way they roll off the tongue but I don't know what it would take for me to call them beautiful.
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