oy vey

English

Etymology

Yiddish אוי וויי‎ (oy vey), literally, “oh woe”. The second element is from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Compare German oh weh, ach weh, au weh, Latin vae, Dutch oh wee, and Esperanto ho ve.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔɪ̯ veɪ̯/

Interjection

oy vey

oh dear

Translations

oh dear

Finnish: voi ei

See also

oy

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