哀あい咽えつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

choked with tears; sobbing

Literary and rare; describes a state of being overcome by grief and unable to speak clearly because of tears. Often used in poetic or classical contexts. The cross-reference 咽び泣く (むせびなく) is a more common synonym.

See also: むせび泣く

• 彼かの女じょは哀あい咽えつのあまり言こと葉ばが出でなかった。

  She was so choked with tears that she couldn't speak.

• 哀あい咽えつする声こえが聞きこえた。

  I heard a voice choked with sobs.