ajvé

Hungarian

Etymology

From Yiddish אוי וויי (oy vey).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒjveː]
• Hyphenation: aj‧vé
• Rhymes: -veː

Interjection

ajvé

1. oy vey

   Synonym: ajjaj

Derived terms

• ajvékol

 

Further reading

• ajvé in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)