plangent

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• /ˈplænd͡ʒənt/
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From Latin plangēns, present participle of plangō (“to beat; to lament”).

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: ечащ (ečašt) — having a loud mournful sound
• Bulgarian: кънтящ (kǎntjašt) — having a loud mournful sound
• Chinese Mandarin: 淒厲 /凄厉 (qīlì) — having a loud mournful sound
• Dutch: luidklagend — having a loud mournful sound
• Dutch: huilend — having a loud mournful sound
• Dutch: klaaglijk — having a loud mournful sound
• Finnish: moikaava — having a loud mournful sound
• French: retentissant — having a loud mournful sound
• German: klagend — having a loud mournful sound
• Italian: risonante — having a loud mournful sound
• Italian: fragoroso — having a loud mournful sound
• Italian: lamentoso — having a loud mournful sound
• Italian: sonoro — having a loud mournful sound
• Italian: rumoroso — having a loud mournful sound
• Japanese: 哀調を帯びる (aichou wo obiru) — having a loud mournful sound
• Korean: 통탄(痛歎)하다 (tongtanhada) — having a loud mournful sound
• Korean: 상차(傷嗟)하다 (sangchahada) — having a loud mournful sound
• Korean: 호천통곡(呼天痛哭)하다 (hocheontonggokhada) — having a loud mournful sound
• Portuguese: plangente — having a loud mournful sound
• Russian: зауны́вный (zaunývnyj) — having a loud mournful sound
• Spanish: plañidero — having a loud mournful sound
• Spanish: quejumbroso — having a loud mournful sound
• Spanish: triste — having a loud mournful sound
• Spanish: consternado — having a loud mournful sound
• Swedish: dånande — having a loud mournful sound
• Swedish: brusande — having a loud mournful sound
• Swedish: klagande — having a loud mournful sound
• Swedish: genljudande — having a loud mournful sound