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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanseio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anseio
"Ela sentia um profundo anseio de voltar para casa."
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A strong feeling of yearning or desire for someone or something.
"She felt a deep longing for her homeland."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'langian', meaning to grow long, or to feel a yearning or longing, stemming from Proto-Germanic *langōjaną. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from physical extension to a strong emotional stretching or yearning toward someone or something absent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Longing" is said worldwide
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envie
Transliteration: envie
"Elle ressentait une profonde envie de revoir sa famille."
Sehnsucht
Transliteration: Sehnsucht
"Er hatte große Sehnsucht nach seiner Heimat."
nostalgia
Transliteration: nostalgia
"Provava una forte nostalgia per la sua terra."
anhelo
Transliteration: anhelo
"Sentía un profundo anhelo de ver a sus amigos."
anseio
Transliteration: anseio
"Ela sentia um profundo anseio de voltar para casa."
लालसा
Transliteration: laalsaa
"उसके मन में अपने घर जाने की तीव्र लालसा थी।"
渴望
Transliteration: kěwàng
"她心中充满了对家乡的渴望。"
갈망
Transliteration: galmang
"그는 고향에 대한 깊은 갈망을 느꼈다."
憧れ
Transliteration: akogare
"彼女は故郷に対して強い憧れを抱いていた。"
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