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Yiddish
Etymology
Unclear. If of Slavic origin, possibly related to Polish wiać (“to blow”) and Russian ве́ять (véjatʹ, “to blow gently”). If of Germanic origin, possibly cognate to German wehen (“to blow”) and Wehe f (“drift”). Either way, the masculine gender, given the ־ע (-e) ending, is irregular and unexplained. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ווייע • (veye) m, plural ווייען (veyen)
- gust
References
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “ווייע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN