Grievers

/ˈɡriːvərz/ noun

Definition

People who are experiencing sadness and loss because of someone's death or a significant misfortune.

Etymology

From Old French 'grever' meaning 'to burden or oppress,' derived from Latin 'gravare' (to make heavy). The suffix '-er' creates the agent noun, and '-s' makes it plural. The word originally meant those who carried heavy burdens, then evolved to mean those burdened by grief.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, many cultures have specific rituals for grievers—from wearing black in Western traditions to wearing white in some Asian cultures—showing how humans have always recognized that grief is a shared, visible experience that deserves community acknowledgment.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም ላይ ነው
dem la-i ne-w
ARالعربية
المحزونون
al-muḥazzūn
BNবাংলা
কান্না
kan-na
CACatalà
els que lamenten
els ke la-men-ten
CSČeština
smutní
smut-ni
DADansk
de sørgende
de sør-gen-de
DEDeutsch
die Trauernden
diː ˈtraʊ̯ɐn.dən
ELΕλληνικά
οικογένεια
o-i-ko-ge-ne-ia
ESEspañol
aquellos que lloran
a-ke-l-los ke ʎo-ran
FAفارسی
غمگین
gham-gin
FISuomi
surulliset
sur-u-li-set
FRFrançais
les endeuillés
le-z‿ɑ̃-dɥi-je
GUGU
દુઃખી લોકો
duːkʰiː loːkʰo
HAHA
masu kuka
ma-su ku-ka
HEעברית
אבלים
a-ve-lim
HIहिन्दी
दुखी लोग
duːkʰiː loːg
HUMagyar
gyászolók
ɟaːszo-lok
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang berduka
orang yang ber-du-ka
IGIG
ndị na-akpụ ụwa
ndi na-ak-pu u-wa
ITItaliano
i luttosi
i ˈluttɔːsi
JA日本語
悲しむ人々
kanashimu hitobito
KKKK
күсік
ku-si-k
KMKM
ព្រះបាទ
pʰreah baːt
KO한국어
슬픔을 느끼는 사람들
seulpeumeul neukki-neun saramdeul
MRMR
दुःखी लोक
duːkʰiː loːk
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang berduka
orang yang ber-du-ka
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပြော
ska-ba-pyaʊ
NLNederlands
de rouwenden
de rou-wen-den
NONorsk
de sørgende
de sør-gen-de
PAPA
ਦੁਖੀ ਲੋਕ
duːkʰiː loːk
PLPolski
smutni
smut-ni
PTPortuguês
os que lamentam
os ke la-men-tam
RORomână
îngrijorii
in-gri-jo-ri
RUРусский
печальные
pʲɪtʃɐlʲnɪj
SVSvenska
de sorgfulla
de sorg-ful-la
SWKiswahili
walioombolewa
wa-li-o-om-bo-le-wa
TAதமிழ்
வருத்தம்
va-ru-t-tam
TEతెలుగు
దుఃఖిస్తులు
duːkʰiː-stuː-lu
THไทย
ผู้โศก
phuː soːk
TLTL
mga nagdadalamhati
mga nag-da-la-ma-ti
TRTürkçe
yıkıklar
yi-kı-k-lar
UKУкраїнська
печальні
pʲɪtʃɐlʲnɪj
URاردو
غمگین
gham-gin
VITiếng Việt
những người đau buồn
những người đau buồn
YOYO
awon ti n gbadun
awon ti n gba-dun
ZH中文
悲伤的人们
bēishāng de rénmen
ZUZU
abantu abangcwengileyo
a-ban-tu a-ban-g-we-ni-le-yo

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