MY BEING YOUR BEING

SELF AND BEING

a list of Ukrainian words related to the concepts of self, being, and parts of the human experience, including mind, body, soul, and consciousness:

Self and Being:

  • Я (Ya) – I / Me (pronoun referring to oneself)
  • Сам (Sam) – Self (refers to one’s own self)
  • Свідомість (Svidomist’) – Consciousness (awareness, state of being conscious)
  • Існування (Isnuvannya) – Existence / Being (state of existence)
  • Буття (Buttya) – Being (philosophical concept of existence or being in the world)
  • Життя (Zhyttya) – Life (the existence or experience of life)

Mind and Intellect:

  • Розум (Rozum) – Mind (intellect, reasoning ability)
  • Мислення (Myslennya) – Thinking / Thought (the process of thinking)
  • Інтелект (Intellekt) – Intellect (intelligence, intellectual ability)
  • Мудрість (Mudrist’) – Wisdom (knowledge gained through experience or reflection)
  • Логіка (Loha) – Logic (logical thinking)
  • Пам’ять (Pamyat’) – Memory (ability to remember)

Body and Physical Being:

  • Тіло (Tilo) – Body (the physical body)
  • Шкіра (Shkira) – Skin
  • Голова (Holova) – Head
  • Очі (Ochi) – Eyes
  • Руки (Ruky) – Hands
  • Ноги (Nohy) – Legs
  • Серце (Sertse) – Heart
  • М’язи (M’yazy) – Muscles
  • Кістки (Kistky) – Bones
  • Кров (Krov) – Blood

Soul and Emotions:

  • Душа (Dusha) – Soul (the immaterial essence of a person, spirit)
  • Серце (Sertse) – Heart (also used metaphorically for feelings, emotions, or love)
  • Емоції (Emotsiyi) – Emotions
  • Відчуття (Vidchuttya) – Feeling (sensory experience or emotional sensation)
  • Тривога (Tryvoha) – Anxiety / Worry (mental or emotional distress)
  • Любов (Lyubov) – Love (both romantic and platonic love, affection)
  • Смуток (Smutok) – Sorrow / Sadness
  • Радість (Radyist’) – Joy / Happiness

Additional Related Words:

  • Свідомість (Svidomist’) – Consciousness (awareness or perception of the world and oneself)
  • Підсвідомість (Pidsvidomist’) – Subconscious (the part of the mind not fully conscious but influencing actions and feelings)
  • Невідоме (Nevidome) – The Unknown (the things not understood or unknown to consciousness)
  • Думка (Dumka) – Thought (an idea or belief)

Уява (Uyava) – Imagination (the ability to form new ideas, images, or concepts not present to the senses)