żal.
grief, regret, sorrow (emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing)
Meaning & usage
grief, regret, sorrow (emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing)
żal po czyjejś śmierci
grief, regret, sorrow (remorse after committing something wrong)
żal za grzechy
grievance, grudge (animosity or ill will against someone or something caused by disappointment)
żal do ojca
complaints, grievances, lamentations, regrets (statements in which someone laments or complains about something)
wysłuchiwać żalów
żale (lyrical work in Old Polish literature expressing complaints about fate, pain due to some misfortune, or grief after someone's death)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *gḗlˀis, *gḗlˀāˀ Proto-Slavic *žalь Polish żal Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
to grieve, to pity (to feel sympathy for someone; to feel sorry for someone)
Żal mi jego dzieci.
to regret (to feel sadness about something one has or has not done, or about what has passed and what one has lost)
Żal nam stąd wyjeżdżać, ale mamy pełno rzeczy do zrobienia u siebie.
to have a sense of wasting something that is important and valuable, and which one would like to see put to good use
Żal mi czasu na dyskutowanie z tobą, i tak nie zrozumiesz.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *gḗlˀis, *gḗlˀāˀ Proto-Slavic *žalь Polish żal Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žalь.
Try it on your idea.
żal has 3 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.