#otherwordly

other-wordly:

pronunciation | in-ka-‘les-snt

other-wordly:

pronunciation | ‘ok-U-lo-“plan-E-a\

words to surprise, delight, and enamor: terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first—

for lovers of words and those lost for words alike.

↣the Other-Wordly book by Yee-Lum Mak. availablehere or in a bookstore near you

pronunciation | yo-‘kOt-tah

_{pronunciation | nats-ka-‘shE (nahtzkah-SHEE)
Japanese | 懐かしい
tip | The final pronunciation doesn’t really have an “oo” sound in it.}

_{pronunciation | swon-‘nyA}

_{pronunciation | ‘kI-ros (KYE-ross, English); kEr-'os (keer-OSS, Greek)
Greek | καιρός
note | Kairos is both a rhetorical term for “the opportune moment” (as above) and the word for “weather”.}

_{pronunciation | ‘RAs-fA-ber (RACE-fay-ber)}

_{pronunciation | se-ren}

_{pronunciation | guan-‘shi}

_{pronunciation | de-‘rEv}

_{pronunciation | ‘nU-mi-nus
note | The word originated in religious usage, but it can be applied to natural experiences as well as supernatural. It can also mean “suggesting the presence of something holy or divine”.}

pronunciation | ‘sE-yazh
notes | sillage is how close a perfume stays to your skin; perfume with light sillage does not leave much trace in the air. also, not to be confused with silage(sy-ladzh),which is a type of cow food.

pronunciation | “ne-me-‘siz-m

pronunciation | “con-vi-‘ven-sE-a

pronunciation | le-THe (leh-theh) or lE-THE(lee-thee)

pronunciation | sin-‘til-a

pronunciation | or-en-da

pronunciation | “so-frO-‘sU-nA
Greek script |  σωφροσύνη
note | To everyone who is thinking "I want to get there” and also to everyone who is thinking “I’ll never get there”–you will. Even if it’s a battle, keep fighting, because you are good and strong and valuable, and your happiness is worth it.

other-wordly:

pronunciation | Al-E-a-tor-E