คร่ำครวญ

Thai

Alternative forms

• ครวญคร่ำ

Etymology

From คร่ำ (krâm, “to weep”) +‎ ครวญ (kruuan, “to wail”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		คร่ำครวญ g r ˋ å g r w ɲ
Phonemic		คฺร่ำ-คฺรวน g ̥ r ˋ å – g ̥ r w n
Romanization	Paiboon	krâm-kruuan
	Royal Institute	khram-khruan
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰram˥˩.kʰrua̯n˧/(R)

Verb

คร่ำครวญ • (krâm-kruuan) (abstract noun การคร่ำครวญ)

1. (idiomatic) to weep and wail; to moan and groan; to cry and lament; to cry hard; to complain greatly; to cry a river.

Derived terms

• เพลงคร่ำครวญ (pleeng-krâm-kruuan)