Yiddish

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Etymology

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From אוי (oy, oy).

Pronunciation

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  • (YIVO) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪ̯.kən/, [ˈɔɪ̯.kŋ̩]

Verb

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אויקען (oyken) (past participle געאויקעט (geoyket))

  1. to say "oy"
    • 1917, translation of: Nikolay Chernyshevsky, What is to be done?, p. 53 (in modernised orthography):
      אַנאַ פּעטראָוונאַ האָט געאויקעט, געאויקעט, צוויי מאָל אין חלשות געפֿאַלן און האָט געשיקט נאָכן זון.
      ana petrovna hot geoyket, geoyket, tsvey mol in khaloshes gefaln un hot geshikt nokhn zun.
      Anna Petrovna said "oy, oy", fell twice in a swoon and sent for her son.

Conjugation

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See also

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