rudėnja
roo-DAY-nyah
The way nature begins to feel as autumn takes hold and the vestiges of summer disappear. Not the season itself but its emotional and sensory quality — the cooling, the dimming, the withdrawal.
Etymology
Lithuanian. A word that names a transition rather than a state, and a felt quality rather than a measurable one.
Notes
Already entered in the untranslatable words section. Flagging it here as a seasonal term as well.
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