אוי וויי

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German ōwē, from ō + wē, the latter being from Old High German wē, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with German o weh.

Interjection[edit]

אוי וויי • (oy vey)

  1. oh, ah, ugh, oy (extended form of אוי (oy))
  2. oh no, woe is me
  3. ouch

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: oy vey
  • → Esperanto: ho ve

See also[edit]

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