وای
Kashmiri edit
Etymology edit
PIE word |
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*wáy |
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *uwáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
وای • (vāy)
- woe!
Persian edit
Etymology edit
PIE word |
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*wáy |
From Proto-Iranian *wáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
Cognate with Latin vae, English woe. Similar words also exist in Semitic, compare Aramaic וי (way), Arabic وَيْلٌ (waylun).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [wɑːj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒːj]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔj]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | wāy |
Dari reading? | wāy |
Iranian reading? | vây |
Tajik reading? | voy |
Interjection edit
وای • (vây)
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: vay