Woe
//wəʊ//
Translations of "woe" (41 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | οὐαί(exclamation of grief), φεῦ(exclamation of grief) | ouaí, pheû | |
| Arabic | وَيْل(exclamation of grief), حَزَن(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | wayl, ḥazan | |
| Aramaic | וַי(exclamation of grief), ܘܵܝܵܐ(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | way, wāya | |
| Bulgarian | беда(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), злочестие(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), скръб(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | beda, zločestie, skrǎb | |
| Central Kurdish | وەی(exclamation of grief) | wey | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 唉(exclamation of grief), 悲恸(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), 悲慟 /悲恸(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), 悲痛(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | āi, bēitòng, bēitòng, bēitòng | |
| Cornish | go(exclamation of grief), gew(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Czech | běda(exclamation of grief), běda(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), hoře(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), strast(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), trápení(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Dutch | droefheid(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), ellende(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), lijden(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), ongeluk(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Egyptian | i-a:n-nw-W-A2(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | jꜥnw | |
| Esperanto | ve(exclamation of grief) | — | |
| Finnish | voi(exclamation of grief), suru(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), tuska(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| French | hélas(exclamation of grief), douleur(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), malheur(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), misère(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), tristesse(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Gagauz | yazık(exclamation of grief) | — | |
| Galician | ai(exclamation of grief), aflición(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), infelicidade(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), mágoa(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| German | weh(exclamation of grief), Jammer(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), Kummer(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), Leid(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), Weh(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐍅𐌰𐌹(exclamation of grief) | wai | |
| Greek | ουαί(exclamation of grief), φευ(exclamation of grief), θλίψη(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), συμφορά(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | ouaí, fef, thlípsi, symforá | |
| Hebrew | אֲהָהּ(exclamation of grief), אוֹי(exclamation of grief), וַי(exclamation of grief), אבוי(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), יגון(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), צער(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | aháh, oy, vay, avoy, yagon, tsa'ar | |
| Italian | ahimè(exclamation of grief), ohimè(exclamation of grief), disgrazia(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), dolore(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), guaio(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Japanese | ああ(exclamation of grief), あたら(exclamation of grief) | ā, atara | |
| Latin | heu(exclamation of grief), vae(exclamation of grief), ēheu(exclamation of grief), dolor(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), luctus(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Low German | Weh(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Māori | aitu(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Norwegian | sorg(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Occitan | dolor(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), patiment(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), patiràs(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Old English | wæ(exclamation of grief) | — | |
| Persian | وای(exclamation of grief) | vây | |
| Polish | biada(exclamation of grief), cierpienie(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), niedola(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), nieszczęście(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), żałość(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Portuguese | desgraça(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), infelicidade(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), mágoa(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Punjabi | ہائے(exclamation of grief), ਹਾਏ(exclamation of grief) | hā'ē, hāē | |
| Romanian | vai(exclamation of grief), durere(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), mâhnire(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), nenorocire(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), suferință(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Russian | го́ре(exclamation of grief), го́ре(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), грусть(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), печа́ль(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | góre, góre, grustʹ, pečálʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | dòlas(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), sgad(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), truaighe(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Spanish | ay(exclamation of grief), ay(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), congoja(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), infortunio(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), mal(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), pena(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Sranan Tongo | eru(exclamation of grief) | — | |
| Swedish | sorg(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), ve(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Turkish | yazık(exclamation of grief), gam(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), kaygı(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), keder(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), sıkıntı(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), teessür(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), ur dert(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity), üzüntü(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Urdu | ہائے(exclamation of grief) | hā'yē | |
| Vietnamese | khốn(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | — | |
| Yiddish | וויי(grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity) | vey |
go, gew
běda, běda, hoře, strast, trápení
droefheid, ellende, lijden, ongeluk
voi, suru, tuska
hélas, douleur, malheur, misère, tristesse
yazık
ai, aflición, infelicidade, mágoa
weh, Jammer, Kummer, Leid, Weh
ahimè, ohimè, disgrazia, dolore, guaio
heu, vae, ēheu, dolor, luctus
Weh
aitu
sorg
dolor, patiment, patiràs
biada, cierpienie, niedola, nieszczęście, żałość
desgraça, infelicidade, mágoa
vai, durere, mâhnire, nenorocire, suferință
dòlas, sgad, truaighe
ay, ay, congoja, infortunio, mal, pena
eru
sorg, ve
yazık, gam, kaygı, keder, sıkıntı, teessür, ur dert, üzüntü
khốn
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