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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyangsu
"그는 고향에 대한 향수가 강해졌다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A feeling of longing for one's home during a period of absence from it.
"After moving to a new city, she experienced intense homesickness that made it hard for her to adjust." - 2
A condition characterized by feelings of sadness and nostalgia for one's home.
"His homesickness was evident when he often reminisced about his childhood neighborhood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'homesickness' is derived from the combination of 'home', which comes from Old English 'ham', meaning 'dwelling place', and 'sickness', from Old English 'sīcnysse', meaning 'illness'. The term has evolved to describe a deep emotional distress caused by separation from one's home or loved ones.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Homesickness" is said worldwide
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mal du pays
Transliteration: mal dy pɛi
"Il souffre de mal du pays depuis qu'il a déménagé."
Heimweh
Transliteration: haɪ̯mveː
"Nach dem Umzug hatte sie starkes Heimweh."
nostalgia di casa
Transliteration: nostalʤia di ˈkaːza
"La sua nostalgia di casa era palpabile."
nostalgia
Transliteration: nosˈtal.xja
"Siente nostalgia por su hogar desde que se mudó."
saudade
Transliteration: sawˈdadʒi
"Ele sente saudade de sua cidade natal."
घर की याद
Transliteration: ghar ki yaad
"उसे अपने घर की याद बहुत आती है।"
思乡之情
Transliteration: sī xiāng zhī qíng
"他对家乡的思乡之情越来越强烈。"
향수
Transliteration: hyangsu
"그는 고향에 대한 향수가 강해졌다."
ホームシック
Transliteration: hōmu shikku
"彼は新しい学校でホームシックになった。"
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