transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwē-pər ]
noun
Date: 13th century
1.
a. : one that weeps
b. : a professional mourner
2. : a small statue of a figure in mourning on a funeral monument
3. : a badge of mourning worn especially in the 18th and 19th centuries
4. plural : long and flowing side-whiskers
5. : tearjerker