wail

Etymology 1
c. 1300,, , from , from , , from (whence also 🇨🇬 (English )), from.

The verb is first attested in the intransitive sense; the transitive sense developed in mid-14th c.. The noun came from the verb.

Verb

 * 1)  To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
 * 2)  To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
 * 3)  To make a noise like mourning or crying.
 * 4)  To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
 * 5)  To perform with great liveliness and force.
 * 1)  To perform with great liveliness and force.
 * 1)  To perform with great liveliness and force.
 * 1)  To perform with great liveliness and force.

Translations

 * Bikol Central: haya
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Danish: hyle, jamre
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: salaiar, laiar, lanxir
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: γοάω
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Kazakh: зарлау
 * Latin: vagio
 * Mpade: swe
 * Marathi: गळा काढणे
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: زاری کردن, ضجه زدن
 * Polish:, kwilić
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * ǃXóõ: gǃkxʻáã


 * Bikol Central: haya
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 哀泣
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: jamre,
 * Egyptian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: laiar, salaiar, lanxir
 * German: ,
 * Gothic: 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ὀδύρομαι
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ingrian: ulissa
 * Italian:, ,
 * Mpade: swe
 * Old English: rēotan
 * Persian: گریه و زاری کردن
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:
 * ǃXóõ: gǃkxʻáã


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Galician: laiar, salaiar
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Maori: whakapū
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:, , ,


 * German:


 * Dutch:
 * Italian:

Noun

 * 1) A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
 * 2) Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
 * 3) A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
 * 1) A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
 * 1) A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
 * 1) A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Danish: hyl, jammer, klageråb
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: vekrio
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: laio
 * German:, , , ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latvian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:


 * German:, Jaulen, ,  ,
 * Maori: whakapū


 * Bulgarian:
 * German:
 * Italian: suono di sirena

Etymology 2
From. Compare 🇨🇬. More at.

Noun

 * 1) water

Noun

 * 1) an insignificant person
 * 2) an unknown person or thing
 * 3) an unknown celebrity or politician