וויי

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German we, wach, from Old High German wē, wa, wach, from Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai. Cognate with German Weh, English woe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛɪ̯/

Noun

וויי • (vey) m, plural ווייען (veyen)

  1. pain
  2. woe

Derived terms

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