oy vey
English
Etymology
Yiddish אוי וויי (oy vey), literally, “oh woe”. The second element is from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Compare German oh weh, ach weh, au weh, Latin vae, Dutch oh wee, and Esperanto ho ve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔɪ̯ veɪ̯/
Translations
oh dear
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