transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌwe-lə-ˈwā, ˈwe-lə-ˌ ]
interjection
Etymology: Middle English welaway, from Old English weilāwei, literally, woe! lo! woe!, alteration of wālāwā, from wā woe + lā lo + wā woe — more at woe
Date: before 12th century
archaic — used to express sorrow or lamentation