Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German we, wach, from Old High German , wa, wach, from Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai. Cognate with German Weh, English woe.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

וויי (veym, plural ווייען (veyen)

  1. pain
  2. woe

Derived terms edit