וויי

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

וויי (veym, plural ווייען (veyen)

  1. pain
  2. woe

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