Wail

//weɪl//

Translations of "wail" (37 languages)

Language	Translation	Romanization
Ancient Greek	γοάω(to cry out), ὀδύρομαι(to weep, lament)	goáō, odúromai
Bikol Central	haya(to cry out), haya(to weep, lament)	—
Bulgarian	вой(emergency vehicle siren), вопъл(loud cry or shriek), стон(loud cry or shriek), вия(to make a sound like crying), оплаквам(to weep, lament), оплаквам(to grieve over), ридая(to weep, lament), ридая(to make a sound like crying), стена(to cry out)	voj, vopǎl, ston, vija, oplakvam, oplakvam, ridaja, ridaja, stena
Catalan	gemec(loud cry or shriek), gemegar(to cry out), lamentar-se(to weep, lament), plorar(to weep, lament), plànyer-se(to cry out)	—
Chinese Cantonese	哀泣(to weep, lament)	oi¹ jap¹
Chinese Mandarin	哀泣(to weep, lament), 嚎啕(to cry out), 號哭 /号哭(to cry out), 號啕 /号啕(to cry out)	āiqì, háotáo, háokū, háotáo
Danish	hyl(loud cry or shriek), jammer(loud cry or shriek), klageråb(loud cry or shriek), hyle(to cry out), jamre(to cry out), jamre(to weep, lament), klage(to weep, lament)	—
Dutch	kreet(loud cry or shriek), schreeuw(loud cry or shriek)	—
Egyptian	E9:W-E9:W-A2(to weep, lament)	jwjw
Esperanto	vekrio(loud cry or shriek)	—
Finnish	ulina(loud cry or shriek), itkeä(to cry out), itkeä(to weep, lament), ulista(to cry out), ulista(to weep, lament), ulista(to make a sound like crying), ulvoa(to make a sound like crying), valittaa(to make a sound like crying)	—
French	gémissement(loud cry or shriek), plainte(loud cry or shriek), gémir(to cry out), se lamenter(to weep, lament), vagir(to weep, lament)	—
Galician	laio(loud cry or shriek), laiar(to cry out), laiar(to weep, lament), laiar(to make a sound like crying), lanxir(to cry out), lanxir(to weep, lament), salaiar(to cry out), salaiar(to weep, lament), salaiar(to make a sound like crying)	—
German	Geschrei(a long drawn out howl), Heulen(a long drawn out howl), Heulen(emergency vehicle siren), Jaulen(a long drawn out howl), Klagelaut(loud cry or shriek), Kreischen(loud cry or shriek), Kreischen(a long drawn out howl), Schmerzensschrei(loud cry or shriek), Schrei(loud cry or shriek), Schrei(a long drawn out howl), Wehklagen(loud cry or shriek), beweinen(to grieve over), heulen(to cry out), heulen(to weep, lament), heulen(to make a sound like crying), jammern(to cry out), jaulen(to perform with great liveliness and force (slang)), klagen(to grieve over), wehklagen(to weep, lament), wehklagen(to grieve over)	—
Gothic	𐌵𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽(to weep, lament), 𐌷𐌹𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌽(to cry out)	qainōn, hiufan
Hungarian	fájlal(to grieve over), gyászol(to grieve over), jajgat(to cry out), jajveszékel(to cry out), kesereg(to grieve over), sirat(to grieve over), siránkozik(to weep, lament), sír(to weep, lament), süvít(to make a sound like crying)	—
Icelandic	æpa(loud cry or shriek)	—
Ingrian	ulissa(to weep, lament)	—
Italian	gemito(loud cry or shriek), lamento(loud cry or shriek), suono di sirena(emergency vehicle siren), urlo(loud cry or shriek), gemere(to weep, lament), gemere(to make a sound like crying), lamentarsi(to cry out), lamentarsi(to weep, lament), lamentarsi(to make a sound like crying), piagnucolare(to weep, lament), piangere(to cry out), ululare(to make a sound like crying)	—
Japanese	うなり(loud cry or shriek), 泣き声(loud cry or shriek)	unari, nakigoe
Kazakh	зарлау(to cry out)	zarlau
Latin	vagio(to cry out)	—
Latvian	vaimana(loud cry or shriek)	—
Māori	whakapū(a long drawn out howl), whakapū(to make a sound like crying)	—
Marathi	गळा काढणे(to cry out)	gaḷā kāḍhṇe
Mpade	swe(to cry out), swe(to weep, lament)	—
Norwegian	jamre(to cry out)	—
Old English	rēotan(to weep, lament)	—
Persian	ویله(loud cry or shriek), زاری کردن(to cry out), ضجه زدن(to cry out), گریه و زاری کردن(to weep, lament)	veyle, zâri kardan, zajje zadan, gerye-o-zâri kardan
Polish	bek(loud cry or shriek), kwilić(to cry out), zawodzić(to cry out)	—
Portuguese	gemido(loud cry or shriek)	—
Russian	вой(loud cry or shriek), вопль(loud cry or shriek), вытьё(loud cry or shriek), стена́ния(loud cry or shriek), вопи́ть(to cry out), вопи́ть(to weep, lament), выть(to weep, lament), выть(to make a sound like crying), причита́ть(to weep, lament), стена́ть(to weep, lament)	voj, voplʹ, vytʹjó, stenánija, vopítʹ, vopítʹ, vytʹ, vytʹ, pričitátʹ, stenátʹ
Spanish	gemido(loud cry or shriek), gemir(to make a sound like crying), lamentar(to cry out), llantear(to cry out), llorar(to cry out), llorar(to weep, lament), soltar vagidos(to cry out)	—
Swedish	waila(to perform with great liveliness and force (slang))	—
Turkish	mızmızlanmak(to weep, lament)	—
Woiwurrung	jale marrn-ngol(to weep, lament)	—
ǃXóõ	gǃkxʻáã(to cry out), gǃkxʻáã(to weep, lament)	—

Ancient Greek

γοάω, ὀδύρομαι

goáō, odúromai

Bikol Central

haya, haya

Bulgarian

вой, вопъл, стон, вия, оплаквам, оплаквам, ридая, ридая, стена

voj, vopǎl, ston, vija, oplakvam, oplakvam, ridaja, ridaja, stena

Catalan

gemec, gemegar, lamentar-se, plorar, plànyer-se

Chinese Cantonese

哀泣

oi¹ jap¹

Chinese Mandarin

哀泣, 嚎啕, 號哭 /号哭, 號啕 /号啕

āiqì, háotáo, háokū, háotáo

Danish

hyl, jammer, klageråb, hyle, jamre, jamre, klage

Dutch

kreet, schreeuw

Egyptian

E9:W-E9:W-A2

jwjw

Esperanto

vekrio

Finnish

ulina, itkeä, itkeä, ulista, ulista, ulista, ulvoa, valittaa

French

gémissement, plainte, gémir, se lamenter, vagir

Galician

laio, laiar, laiar, laiar, lanxir, lanxir, salaiar, salaiar, salaiar

German

Geschrei, Heulen, Heulen, Jaulen, Klagelaut, Kreischen, Kreischen, Schmerzensschrei, Schrei, Schrei, Wehklagen, beweinen, heulen, heulen, heulen, jammern, jaulen, klagen, wehklagen, wehklagen