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Old 10-04-2005, 11:23 PM   #1
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Default 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
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Old 10-05-2005, 10:55 PM   #2
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Chattanooga!!

tranquil

nevermore

melody

lovely

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

luminous

crystaline

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Old 10-05-2005, 11:03 PM   #3
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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..
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Old 10-05-2005, 11:31 PM   #4
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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

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Old 10-05-2005, 11:35 PM   #5
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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
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Old 10-14-2005, 02:33 AM   #6
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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
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Old 10-14-2005, 04:30 AM   #7
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Chattanooga!!
how about Chattanooga Choo Choo?
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Old 10-14-2005, 07:32 PM   #8
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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
All well and good....but how the hell do you pronounce it!?
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Old 10-14-2005, 07:58 PM   #9
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All well and good....but how the hell do you pronounce it!?
i found something on the internet

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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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