waach

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• wach
• woach (West Central Bavarian, Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German weich, Old High German weih, from Proto-West Germanic *waikw, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Cognate with German weich, Hunsrik weuch, Old Norse veikr (“soft, tender”), Old Saxon wēk, Old English wāc, Dutch week, English weak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑːx/
• Hyphenation: wach

Adjective

waach (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

1. soft, mellow
2. (of a person) stupid, dopey, stoned

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German weich, Old High German weih, from Proto-West Germanic *waikw, from Proto-Germanic *waikwaz. Compare Bavarian waach, Luxembourgish weech, German weich, English weak.

Adjective

waach

1. (Erzgebirgisch) soft

References

• 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 50

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 132: