English artist/illustrator Emma Block has produced gorgeous illustrations of untranslatable words of love from around the world. They are beautiful words for which sadly, no equivalent single word exists in English. Enjoy!

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1. Welsh - Cwtch

Welsh - Cwtch

2. Tamil - Oodal

Tamil - Oodal

3. Japanese - Koi No Yokan

Japanese - Koi No Yokan

4. Portuguese - Cafuné

Portuguese - Cafuné

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5. Spain - Flechazo

Spain - Flechazo

6. French - Retrouvailles

French - Retrouvailles

7. Tagalog - Kilig

Tagalog - Kilig

8. Ya9ghan - Mamihlapinatapei

Ya9ghan - Mamihlapinatapei

9. Rapa Nui - Manabamāte

Rapa Nui - Manabamāte

10. German - Geborgenheit

German - Geborgenheit

11. Hebrew - Firgun

Hebrew - Firgun

12. Danish - Forelsket

Danish - Forelsket

13. Hindi - Viraha

Hindi - Viraha

14. Romanian - Dor

Romanian - Dor

15. Greek - Psithirisma

Greek - Psithirisma

16. Inuit - Iktsuarpok

Inuit - Iktsuarpok

17. Serbian - Merak

Serbian - Merak

18. Dutch - Gezelligheid

Dutch - Gezelligheid

19. Urdu - Naz

Urdu - Naz

20. Rukwangali - Hanyauku

Rukwangali - Hanyauku

21. Chinese - Yuanfen

Chinese - Yuanfen

22. Arabic - Ya'aburnee

Arabic - Ya'aburnee

23. Russian - Odnoliub

Russian - Odnoliub

24. Mandalorian - Aay'han

Mandalorian - Aay'han

25. Chinese - Hai Shi Shan Meng

Chinese - Hai Shi Shan Meng

26. Gaelic - Mo Chuisle Mo Chroī

Gaelic - Mo Chuisle Mo Chroī

27. Boro - Onsra

Boro - Onsra

28. Portuguese - Cheiro No Congote

Portuguese - Cheiro No Congote

29. Chinese - Zhi Zi Zhi Shou, Yu Zi Xie Lao

Chinese - Zhi Zi Zhi Shou, Yu Zi Xie Lao Awesome!

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bookworm
2016-06-08T20:49:09.640Z
Love isn't "naz" in Urdu 😕
Samira
2016-06-11T00:39:42.832Z
Ahh okay I see 😃 her loss for not having them in her illustrations @Neecey have a great weekend ! ☀️
Maria
2017-05-02T16:18:40.551Z
greek: psithirisma ψιθύρισμα 🤞🏻
Mitikiwostky
2016-06-08T16:21:41.365Z
Spanish "flechazo" could bebtrabslated to "stung". As in "I was stung by Cupid's arrow".
Lena
2016-06-09T08:27:42.053Z
Betuttad in Swedish means when you just in the beginning of falling in love like you been just put on fire. We also say förälskad like the Danish.
Bunny
2016-06-08T17:13:10.724Z
Does anyone know it in Japanese ?
im_mil
2016-06-08T17:16:13.322Z
"Merak" is a Turkish word, meaning "wonder".

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