where english falls short, somewhat

(not an excerpt this time)

The Ilocano dialect of the Philippines has three words for the word "this" :

1) For things in view
2) For things not in view
3) For things that do not exist

Fernweh : (German) The deep desire to be somewhere else, far away.

Toska : (Russian) "No single word in English renders all the shades of toska. At its deepest and most painful, it is a sensation of great spiritual anguish, often without any specific cause. At less morbid levels it is a dull ache of the soul, a longing with nothing to long for, a sick pining, a vague restlessness, mental throes, yearning. In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness. At the lowest level it grades into ennui, boredom." - writer Vladimir Nabokov

Onsay : (Boro, an Indian dialect) To pretend to love
Ongubsy : (Boro, an Indian dialect) To love from the heart
Onsia : (Boro, an Indian dialect) To love for the last time

Litost : (Czech) A fusion of self-pity, regret and fear

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Got any more? I have a list, I only selected a few to post here.

I posted this somewhere else a long time ago, and until now, I have not found those three Ilocano words. If you know, sharing would be very much appreciated.