ווײַל

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. Cognate with German weil, Dutch wijl, English while.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Litvish, Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /vaɪ̯ɫ/
• (Poylish, Galitzish) IPA^(key): /vaːɫ/

Conjunction

ווײַל • (vayl)

1. while
2. since
3. because; on account of

Related terms

• ווײַלע (vayle, “a while”)