وای

Kashmiri

Etymology

PIE word
*wáy

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *uwáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːj/

Interjection

وای • (vāy)

1. woe!

Persian

Etymology

PIE word
*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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [wɑːj]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑːj]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [wɑːj]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [wɑːj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [wäj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [vɒːj]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [vɔj]

Readings
Classical reading?	wāy
Dari reading?	wāy
Iranian reading?	vây
Tajik reading?	voy

Interjection

وای • (vây)

1. woe!, alas!, oh dear!

Descendants

• → Turkish: vay
• → Azerbaijani: vay