| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| naargeestig | ⇆ dismal; ⇆ drear; ⇆ dreary; ⇆ funereal; ⇆ gloomy; ⇆ melancholic |
| gees | ⇆ feeling; ⇆ animus; ⇆ bogey; ⇆ bogle; ⇆ brownie; ⇆ esprit; ⇆ essence; ⇆ ghost; ⇆ spirit; ⇆ genie; ⇆ mind; ⇆ psyche; ⇆ python; ⇆ tone; ⇆ vein; ⇆ genius; ⇆ intellect; ⇆ leprechaun; ⇆ mettle; ⇆ peri; ⇆ shadow; ⇆ soul; ⇆ sprite; ⇆ tenor; ⇆ wraith |
| naar | ⇆ awkward; ⇆ bad; ⇆ bilious; ⇆ bleak; ⇆ dismal; ⇆ drear; ⇆ dreary; ⇆ sick; ⇆ giddy; ⇆ sad; ⇆ dark; ⇆ faint; ⇆ queer; ⇆ miserable; ⇆ nasty; ⇆ unpleasant; ⇆ disagreeable; ⇆ horrible; ⇆ odious; ⇆ gaunt; ⇆ horrid; ⇆ to; ⇆ according to; ⇆ weird |
| naargeestigheid | ⇆ dreariness; ⇆ gloom; ⇆ melancholy |