אויער

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German ōr, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɪ.əʁ/
(Litvish) IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.əʁ/, [ˈɛvəʁ], [ˈeɪ.əʁ], [ˈeɪvəʁ], [ˈɛʊ̯əʁ]

Noun

אויער • (oyer) m, plural אויערן‎ (oyern)

ear
(derogatory) bad person, asshole

Further reading

Map of dialectal variants for "ear" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz

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