ajvé

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Yiddish אוי וויי (oy vey).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

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ajvé

  1. oy vey
    Synonym: ajjaj

Derived terms

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Further reading

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