אוי וויי

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German ōwē, from ō + wē, the latter being from Old High German wē, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with German o weh.

Interjection

אוי וויי • (oy vey)

1. oh, ah, ugh, oy (extended form of אוי (oy))
2. oh no, woe is me
3. ouch

Descendants

• → English: oy vey
• → Esperanto: ho ve

See also

• אוי געוואַלד (oy gevald)