September 15, 2014

These Words Have No Direct English Equivalents

These illustrations were done by Mumbai-born graphic designer Anjana Ilyer, now based in Auckland, New Zealand.

It highlights words in other languages that have no direct English equivalents. This means that there are no exact English words for them, word-for-word.

Below are come of these words in graphic illustration:

Spanish

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German









Czeck/Slovak


Japanese

Russian



Yagan

Japanese

Maori


German