哀あい号ごう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

moan; wailing; lamentation

A somewhat literary or dramatic word for crying out in grief or pain. Often used in written descriptions rather than everyday speech.

• 負ふ傷しょう者しゃは痛いたみに哀あい号ごうをあげた。

  The injured person let out a moan of pain.

• 遺い族ぞくの哀あい号ごうが葬そう儀ぎ場じょうに響ひびいた。

  The wailing of the bereaved family echoed through the funeral hall.