Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian доло́й (dolój), spelt phonetically.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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דאַלוי (daloy)

  1. (Slavicism) down with
    Synonyms: (non-Slavic) נידער מיט (nider mit), אַראָפּ פֿון (arop fun)
    דאַלוי פּאָליציי!
    daloy politsey!
    Down with the police!

References

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  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “דאַלוי”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “דאַלױ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].