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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplorant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plɔʁɑ̃
"La statue représente un ange plorant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In heraldry, depicted as weeping or shedding tears, usually applied to animals or human figures.
"The family crest featured a lion plorant against a field of azure."
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A mourner, especially one weeping at a funeral or depicted as such in art or sculpture.
"The medieval tomb was decorated with small stone figures of plorants surrounding the bier."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French present participle of plorer (to weep, cry), stemming from the Latin plorare, meaning to wail or lament. In heraldry and specialized literary contexts, it describes a figure depicted as weeping or shedding tears.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plorant" is said worldwide
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plorant
Transliteration: plɔʁɑ̃
"La statue représente un ange plorant."
weinend
Transliteration: vaɪnənt
"Das Wappen zeigte einen weinenden Löwen."
piangente
Transliteration: pjanˈdʒɛnte
"Il monumento funerario mostrava diverse figure piangenti."
llorón
Transliteration: ʎoˈɾon
"El escudo heráldico incluía una figura llorona."
pranteador
Transliteration: prɐ̃tjaˈdoɾ
"As esculturas retratavam anjos pranteadores."
विलाप करने वाला
Transliteration: vilap karne wala
"कब्र के चारों ओर विलाप करने वालों की मूर्तियां थीं।"
哭泣的
Transliteration: kūqì de
"纹章上描绘着一只哭泣的狮子。"
우는
Transliteration: uneun
"문장에는 우는 사자 형상이 그려져 있었다."
泣いている
Transliteration: naite iru
"紋章には涙を流すライオンが描かれていた。"
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