longing
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The meaning (definition) of the word longing
a strong, sad wish for something far away
The word longing used in a sentence
“I felt a longing for summer in the winter.”
How the word longing is said around the world
| French | nostalgie (nohs-tahl-ZHEE) |
| Spanish | añoranza (ah-nyoh-RAHN-thah) |
| Mandarin | 渴望 (kuh wahng) |
| Hindi | तरस (tuh-RUHS) |
| Arabic | شَوْق (shawk) |
| Russian | тоска (tah-SKAH) |
| Portuguese (EU) | saudade (sow-DAH-duh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | saudade (sow-DAH-jee) |
| Japanese | こいしさ (koh-ee-SHEE-sah) |
| German | Sehnsucht (ZAYN-zuukht) |
| Urdu | تڑپ (tuh-RAP) |
| Punjabi | ਤਾਂਘ (tahng) |
| Korean | 그리움 (guh-ree-OOM) |
| Hebrew | געגוע (gah-ah-GOO-ah) |
| Greek | λαχτάρα (lahkh-TAH-rah) |
| Dutch | verlangen (fer-LANG-en) |
| Tagalog | pangungulila (pah-noong-goo-LEE-lah) |
| Vietnamese | nỗi mong nhớ (noy mong NYUH) |
| Turkish | özlem (urz-LEM) |
| Persian | دلتنگی (dehl-tan-GEE) |
| Polish | tęsknota (ten-SKNOH-tah) |
| Ukrainian | туга (too-HAH) |
| Bengali | আকুল ইচ্ছে (AH-kool Eech-chay) |
| Swedish | längtan (LENG-tahn) |
| Italian | nostalgia (nohs-tahl-JEE-ah) |
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