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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmorriña
Pronunciation / Transliteration: moˈɾi.ɲa
"Sentía mucha morriña de su tierra natal."
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A longing for one's home, family, or native country; homesickness.
"During her first week at university, she suffered from intense Heimweh."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German words 'Heim' (home) and 'Weh' (pain, woe). First coined in early Modern High German medical and literary texts to describe the severe physical and psychological distress experienced by Swiss mercenaries serving abroad.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heimweh" is said worldwide
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mal du pays
Transliteration: mal du pe.i
"Il ressentait un profond mal du pays."
Heimweh
Transliteration: haɪm.veː
"Das Kind hatte großes Heimweh nach seinen Eltern."
nostalgia
Transliteration: nosˈtal.dʒa
"Provava una forte nostalgia di casa."
morriña
Transliteration: moˈɾi.ɲa
"Sentía mucha morriña de su tierra natal."
saudade
Transliteration: sawˈda.dʒi
"Ele sentia uma profunda saudade de casa."
घर की याद
Transliteration: ghar ki yaad
"विदेश में उसे अपने घर की बहुत याद आती थी।"
乡愁
Transliteration: xiāng chóu
"初到异国他乡，他常常涌起一股乡愁。"
향수병
Transliteration: hyang-su-byeong
"그는 유학 시절에 심한 향수병을 앓았다."
ホームシック
Transliteration: hōmushikku
"留学の最初の月に彼はひどいホームシックになった。"
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