Dirge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹsoʊvˌɛntɹæd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɜːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɜːdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈɔːɹsoʊvˌɛntɹæd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coronach threnody requiem lament

Word Forms

lament

verb

express grief verbally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klagelied

ein Trauerlied oder eine Trauerhymne, die zum Gedenken an einen Verstorbenen komponiert oder aufgeführt wird

🇫🇷French

chant funèbre

une chanson ou un hymne de deuil composé ou interprété en mémoire d'une personne décédée

🇪🇸Spanish

endecha

una canción o himno de luto compuesto o interpretado en memoria de una persona fallecida

🇮🇹Italian

lamento funebre

una canzone o un inno di lutto composto o eseguito in memoria di una persona morta

🇳🇱Dutch

klaagzang

een rouwlied of rouwhymne, gecomponeerd of uitgevoerd ter nagedachtenis aan een overleden persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

canto fúnebre

uma canção ou hino de luto composto ou executado em memória de uma pessoa falecida

🇷🇺Russian

панихида

траурная песня или гимн, сочиненная или исполненная в память об умершем человеке

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोकगीत

शोक का एक गीत या भजन जो किसी मृत व्यक्ति के स्मारक के रूप में बनाया या प्रस्तुत किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডির্জ

একটি গান বা শোকের স্তোত্র একটি মৃত ব্যক্তির স্মারক হিসাবে রচনা বা পরিবেশিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அஞ்சலி

இறந்த நபரின் நினைவாக இயற்றப்பட்ட அல்லது நிகழ்த்தப்பட்ட துக்கத்தின் பாடல் அல்லது பாடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రార్ధన

చనిపోయిన వ్యక్తికి స్మారక చిహ్నంగా కంపోజ్ చేయబడిన లేదా ప్రదర్శించిన సంతాప పాట లేదా శ్లోకం

🇮🇳Marathi

खोदणे

मृत व्यक्तीचे स्मारक म्हणून तयार केलेले किंवा सादर केलेले शोकचे गाणे किंवा भजन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિર્જ

મૃત વ્યક્તિના સ્મારક તરીકે રચાયેલ અથવા રજૂ કરાયેલ શોકનું ગીત અથવા સ્તોત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ಲಾಘನೆ

ಸತ್ತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸ್ಮಾರಕವಾಗಿ ಸಂಯೋಜಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಲಾದ ಶೋಕಾಚರಣೆಯ ಹಾಡು ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ತುತಿಗೀತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലാപം

മരിച്ച ഒരാളുടെ സ്മാരകമായി രചിച്ചതോ അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ ആയ വിലാപഗാനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੋਦਣ

ਸੋਗ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਗੀਤ ਜਾਂ ਭਜਨ ਕਿਸੇ ਮਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਯਾਦਗਾਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھودنا

سوگ کا ایک گانا یا تسبیح جو کسی مردہ شخص کی یادگار کے طور پر تیار یا پیش کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挽歌

为纪念死者而创作或演奏的哀悼歌曲或赞美诗

🇯🇵Japanese

哀歌

死者への追悼として作曲または演奏された哀悼の歌または賛美歌

🇰🇷Korean

만가

죽은 사람을 추모하기 위해 작곡하거나 연주하는 애도의 노래나 찬송가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bài ca dao

một bài hát hoặc bài thánh ca than khóc được sáng tác hoặc biểu diễn để tưởng nhớ một người đã chết

🇹🇭Thai

ไว้อาลัย

เพลงหรือบทเพลงไว้อาลัยที่แต่งหรือแสดงไว้อาลัยผู้ตาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

lagu penguburan

sebuah lagu atau himne duka yang disusun atau dibawakan sebagai peringatan kepada orang yang telah meninggal

🇵🇭Filipino

pandalamhati

isang awit o himno ng pagluluksa na binubuo o isinagawa bilang isang alaala sa isang patay na tao

🇲🇾Malay

tangisan

lagu atau lagu perkabungan yang digubah atau dipersembahkan sebagai peringatan kepada orang yang telah mati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حزين

أغنية أو ترنيمة حداد تم تأليفها أو تأديتها كنصب تذكاري لشخص ميت

🇮🇷Persian

سرکش

ترانه یا سرود سوگ که به عنوان یادبود یک مرده ساخته یا اجرا می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ağıt

ölen bir kişinin anısına bestelenen veya icra edilen yas şarkısı veya ilahisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קִינָה

שיר או מזמור אבל שהולחן או מבוצע כזכר לאדם מת

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The primary meaning of 'dirge' is 'a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person'.

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Using 'dirge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dirge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dirge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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