ajvé

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Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Yiddish אוי וויי (oy vey).

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Interjection[edit]

ajvé

  1. oy vey
    Synonym: ajjaj

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • 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)