| mourning | bunyi sayu sesetengah burung; her voice sounded so ~ over the phone, suaranya kedengaran begitu sayu menerusi telefon; the dog’s ~ eyes, mata anjing yg sayu itu; be ~, bersedih, berdukacita: don’t be so ~ about it, janganlah te | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forlorn | adj 1. desolate, pilu, sayu; (of person) kelihatan /pilu, sayu/: a ~ child wandering around the department store, anak yg kelihatan pilu merayau-rayau di pasar raya itu; he heard a ~ cry, dia terdengar laungan yg pilu; 2. (of place) forsaken, terbiar: they found shelter in an old, ~ hut, mereka mendapat perlindungan di sebuah pondok yg buruk dan terbiar; 3. desperate, nekad: a ~ attempt to equalize the score, percubaan yg nekad utk menyamakan kedudukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| doleful | adj muram, suram; (of voice) sayu: a ~ expression, air muka yg muram; the funeral was a long ~ occasion, pengebumian itu merupakan upacara yg lama dan muram; “I’ve lost everything dear to me”, he said in a ~ voice, “Saya telah kehilangan segala-gala yg saya sayangi”, katanya dgn suara yg sayu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dismal | adj 1. gloomy, sombre, muram, suram; (of voice, song, sound) sayu, sedih; (of news) menyedihkan: ~ weather, cuaca muram; his face looked so ~, wajahnya kelihatan begitu muram; the future seemed ~, masa depan kelihatan muram; in a ~ voice, dgn suara yg sayu; ~ news, berita yg menyedihkan; 2. (colloq) very poor, teruk: a ~ performance by inexperienced actors, lakonan yg teruk oleh pelakon-pelakon yg tdk berpengalaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wistful | adj hiba, sayu: he grew silent and ~, dia berdiam diri dan hiba; she watched them leave with ~ eyes, dia memandang mereka pergi dgn pandangan hiba; I was touched by the ~ expression on her face, saya terharu dgn wajahnya yg hiba; a ~ smile, senyum hiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lugubrious | adj muram, sedih; (of hymn) sedih, sayu: a ~ face, muka yg muram. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sombreness | b. (of news, thought, etc) kemuraman; c. (of voice) bernada sayu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mournful | adj a. feeling, expressing sadness, sedih, murung, dukacita; (of voice, sound, look, eyes) sayu, sedih: they looked ~ when I told them the news, mereka kelihatan dukacita apabila saya memberitahu mereka berita itu; th | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plaintive | adj 1. expressing sadness,sedih; (of song etc) mendayu-dayu: there was a ~ note in her voice, ada nada sedih dlm suaranya; a beautiful ~ melody, irama yg mendayu-dayu; 2. expressing suffering, sorrow, sayu: a ~ cry for help, bunyi jeritan yg sayu meminta pertolongan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| solemn | b. (of person, person’s mood, facial expression) muram, serius: they approached the bier with ~ faces, mereka mendekati jenazah itu dgn wajah yg muram; c. (of music) sayu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |