The Greek, Latin and Hebrew that is translated with “joy” or “gladness” in English is translated with various strategies:

• Baoulé: “a song in the stomach” (see also peace (inner peace))
• Bambara: “the spirit is made sweet”
• Kpelle: “sweet heart”
• Tzeltal: “the good taste of one’s heart”
• Uduk: “good to the stomach”
• Mískito: “the liver is wide open” (“happily letting the pleasures flooding in upon it”) (source for this and above: Nida 1952)
• Mairasi: “good liver” (source: Enggavoter 2004)
• Noongar: koort-kwabba-djil or “heart very good” (source: Warda-Kwabba Luke-Ang)
• Chicahuaxtla Triqui: “refreshed heart” (source: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.).

See also Seat of the Mind for traditional views of “ways of knowing, thinking, and feeling,” happiness / joy, and exceeding joy.