Meaning of "mourning"

mourning •

n.
• • 1. wearing of a color, usually black, to signify death in the family: pagluluksa
  • 2. wailing or lamentation: panaghoy, pananaghoy, panangis, pananangis
  • 3. to be in or wear mourning: magluksa

adj.
• • of mourning, used in mourning: panluksa, sa pagluluksa

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black

adj.
• • 1. without any light, dark: madilim
  • 2. unhappy, gloomy: malungkot n/adj. the opposite of white: itim, maitim

n.
• • 1. a black person: itim, negro
  • 2. the absence of light, darkness: dilim, kadiliman, karimlan

v.
• • 1. to make black, to blacken: magpaitim, itimin, paitimin, itiman
  • 2. to wear black in mourning: magluksa

veil

n.
• • 1. a piece of thin material worn so as to fall over the head and shoulders: belo, talukbong, pindong, kulubong
  • 2. a heavy veil used by one in mourning: lambong
  • 3. anything that screens or hides: tabing, takip, lambong

v.
• • 1. to cover with a veil: belohan, talukbungan, pindungan, kulubungan
  • 2. to wear a veil: magbelo, magsuot ng belo, maglagay ng belo
  • 3. to cover, hide: maglihim, ilihim, magkubli, ikubli, magtago
  • 4. to take the veil, to become a nun: magmadre, magmongha

luksa

adj.
• • in mourning, in black