ครวญ(kruuan)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] lament; wail; mourn

To express grief, sorrow, or distress with plaintive words or sounds; to lament.

Examples

เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ครวญkruuanครวญkruuan1[to] lament; wail; mourn2[to] sing/chant plaintivelyถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจากไปjàak bpaiจากไปjàak bpai1[to] leave; depart2[to] pass away; die (euphemistic)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ไม่มีวันmâi mee wanไม่มีวันmâi mee wan1never; under no circumstances2Never!; No way!กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in return
She sat lamenting her mother who had passed away and would never return.
2VerbC1

[to] sing/chant plaintively

To sing, chant, or utter in a plaintive, drawn-out, or mournful tone.

Examples

แม่เฒ่าmâe tâoแม่เฒ่าmâe tâo1an old woman; elderly lady2grandmother; elderly matriarchนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ครวญkruuanครวญkruuan1[to] lament; wail; mourn2[to] sing/chant plaintivelyบทเพลงbòt plengบทเพลงbòt plengsong; hymn; musical pieceเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ยืดยาวyêut yaaoยืดยาวyêut yaao1lengthy; prolonged; drawn-out2at length; for a long timeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asบ้านเงียบbâan ngîiapบ้านเงียบbâan ngîiapquiet/silent house; quiet homeฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The old woman sat chanting an old song in a drawn-out manner until the whole house fell silent to listen.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

โอดครวญòht kruuanโอดครวญòht kruuan1[to] wail; lament aloud2[to] bemoan; complain pitifully
  • [to] wail; lament aloud
  • [to] bemoan; complain pitifully
โอดòhtโอดòht1[to] groan; lament (from pain or distress)2lamenting song (in Thai traditional theatre)
  • [to] groan; lament (from pain or distress)
  • lamenting song (in Thai traditional theatre)
คร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuanคร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuan1[to] lament; wail; bewail2[to] complain mournfully
  • [to] lament; wail; bewail
  • [to] complain mournfully
รำพันram-panรำพันram-pan1lament; plaint (literary)2[to] lament; bewail; complain at length (literary)
  • lament; plaint (literary)
  • [to] lament; bewail; complain at length (literary)
ครางkraangครางkraang1[to] moan; groan2a moan; a groan
  • [to] moan; groan
  • a moan; a groan