Definition
People who feel and show sadness, especially at a funeral or after someone's death.
Etymology
From Old English 'murnan' meaning 'to care for' or 'to mourn,' related to 'mourn.' The word has been used since at least the 1200s to describe people expressing grief, originally with the sense of caring deeply about someone's loss.
Kelly Says
Different cultures have completely different mourning rituals—sitting shiva in Judaism, wearing white in some Asian cultures, wailing in others—but all humans mourn. This shared grief ceremony across cultures suggests mourning isn't learned; it's something deep in how we're wired to handle loss.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፄ ምንኁ
a-cha min-g
ARالعربية
المتאבלون
al-mu-ta-ab-bun
BNবাংলা
শোকসন্তপ্ত
shok-san-tap-t
CACatalà
dolents
doh-len-ts
CSČeština
smutníci
smoot-ni-kee
DADansk
pårørende
paer-oh-ren-deh
DEDeutsch
Trauernde
trau-er-n-deh
ELΕλληνικά
λυπημένοι
loo-pee-meh-noh
ESEspañol
deudos
deh-OH-dos
FAفارسی
نال سوگواران
naal so-goo-var-an
FISuomi
surulliset
sur-u-li-set
HAHA
masu kuka
ma-soo koo-kah
HIहिन्दी
शोकियों
sho-kee-ohn
HUMagyar
gyászolók
gyas-zol-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
orang yang berduka
orang yang ber-doo-kah
IGIG
ndị na-akụ ụra
ndi na-a-ku u-ra
ITItaliano
piangenti
pee-ahn-jen-tee
MRMR
शोकग्रस्त
shok-gra-st
MSBahasa Melayu
orang yang berduka
orang yang ber-doo-kah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ
kyun-tawr-ma-yar
NLNederlands
treurende
treh-oo-ren-deh
NONorsk
pårørende
paer-oh-ren-deh
PLPolski
pogrzebni
poh-grzheb-nee
PTPortuguês
enlutados
en-loo-tah-dohs
RORomână
împărtășitori de durere
im-par-ta-sh-i-ori de doo-reh-reh
RUРусский
соболезнующие
so-bo-le-z-noo-y-u-y-shchi-ye
SVSvenska
sörjande
sör-yan-deh
SWKiswahili
watulia
wa-too-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
வருந்தோர்
varu-n-dor
TEతెలుగు
దుఃఖితులు
doo-khi-thoo-loo
TLTL
mga nagdadalamhati
mga nag-da-da-lam-ha-tee
TRTürkçe
ölüye hüzünlü
oh-lyeh hoo-zoon-loo
UKУкраїнська
упокійні
u-pokoy-ni
URاردو
شोक زدہ
shok z-deh
VITiếng Việt
người tang
ngoo-ee tang
YOYO
awon ti o gbe
awon ti o g-beh
ZUZU
abafundi
a-ba-foo-ndi