ווײַל

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. Cognate with German weil, Dutch wijl, English while.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (YIVO, Litvish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /vaɪ̯ɫ/
  • (Poylish, Galitzish) IPA(key): /vaːɫ/

Conjunction[edit]

ווײַל • (vayl)

  1. while
  2. since
  3. because; on account of

Related terms[edit]

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