ווייע
Yiddish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unclear. If of Slavic origin, possibly related to Polish wiać (“to blow”) and Russian ве́ять (véjatʹ, “to blow gently”). If of Germanic origin, possibly cognate to German wehen (“to blow”) and Wehe f (“drift”). Either way, the masculine gender, given the ־ע (-e) ending, is irregular and unexplained. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]ווייע • (veye) m, plural ווייען (veyen)
References
[edit]- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ווייע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN