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Cali	10-04-2005 10:23 PM

Nuannaarpoq (the inordinate pleasure of being alive)

i first heard of this inuit (eskimo) word a few days ago. it means "taking an inordinate pleasure in being alive" or "the extravagant pleasure of being alive". either way it's such a beatiful word in both its form and meaning. wonderful people those eskimos who can come up with such an extraordinary word

so why not having a thread with our favorite words, any language:

i'll start:

*papillon (french word for butterfly) i love how it sounds
*heliotropo. in spanish, heliotrope doesn't do it for me, dunno why
*jalalabad. afghan city. i remember thinking how beautiful the names of those cities were and the only reason they were on the news was because they were being bombed :(
*tajabone. another muslim word but this one is wolof (the language spoken in senegal) it's the name of a beatiful muslim tradition, or so i heard. anyway there's a song called tajabone also, so i guess that's why i like it so much

PenguinBoy

10-05-2005 09:55 PM

Chattanooga!!

tranquil

nevermore

melody

lovely

Mark Twain (actually changed his name to this, probably because it sounds so lush)

luminous

crystaline

^ lovem :D

Livo	10-05-2005 10:03 PM

quincaherie - diy shop in french
dechetterie - recycling place in france
rebel
fork
burro - spanish for "donkey"
azafata - spanish for "air hostess"
soul..

i also hate the words moist and sensual.. shudder..

gomezxico

10-05-2005 10:31 PM

estupido-stupid in spanish but it sounds way worse (so much more forceful)

ignorant-would rather be this than aware of reality somethimes

urangatan-beautiful word, beautiful animal

Unger

gomezxico

10-05-2005 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali

it means "taking an inordinate pleasure in being alive" or "the extravagant pleasure of being alive". either way it's such a beatiful word in both its form and meaning. wonderful people those eskimos who can come up with such an extraordinary word

I agree and yet some people still see them as primitive

SisterMidnight

10-14-2005 01:33 AM

celestial
ethereal
magical
cocoa
crackle
breeze
effervescent
gobsmacked (this one just kills me)
nonplussed
spork (cross between a spoon and fork)
erudite
zamboni (the machine that smooths out the ice at hockey rinks)
anamchara (controversial!)

theres a few anyway :)

cneill

10-14-2005 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by PenguinBoy

Chattanooga!!

how about Chattanooga Choo Choo?

Closing_Doors

10-14-2005 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cali

All well and good....but how the hell do you pronounce it!?

Cali	10-14-2005 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Closing_Doors

All well and good....but how the hell do you pronounce it!?

i found something on the internet

Quote:

The first syllable is sounded with two vowels: noo'en; the double "a" in the second syllable represents a long ah sound; the last syllable is pronounced like "pock", except with the "k" coming from 'way back on the soft palate - the phonetic term would an unvoiced uvular plosive, if that's any help. (Imagine a small tablet has stuck to the back of your soft palate in a public place. Now try to dislodge it discreetly; ie without sticking your fingers in your mouth or actively gagging. That's the sound you're after.)

So: noo'en-naahr-poK.

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