Le̩wäi
Limburgish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch lawaai (“racket”), probably from Yiddish לוויה (lvih, “funeral”), from Hebrew לוויה.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Le̩wäi n (plural Le̩wäie̩) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- (various dialects of Central Limburgish and East Limburgish)[2] racket, noise
- (Beesel)[3] outcry, clamour
References
[edit]- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- ^ Woordenboek van de Limburgse Dialecten, Deel III, Sectie 4, Aflevering 4, 2004
- ^ Woordenboek van de Limburgse Dialecten, Deel III, Sectie 3, Aflevering 1, 2006
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