mũcayo

n. · class 1/2

1. groaning, anguish. Groaning, anguish. Deep emotional or physical pain expressed through vocal sounds; distress, suffering, or lamentation that causes one to groan or cry out.

Example: Tondũ wa mũcayo ũrĩa njayaga (My heart is withered, dried up like grass,); Rĩu nĩũngarũranĩirie mũcayo ũcio ndĩrarĩ naguo ũgatuĩka ndũrũhĩ; (Hear, O L ord , have mercy on me;)