ווײַט

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wīt, from Old High German wīt, from Proto-West Germanic *wīd, from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz. Cognate with German weit and English wide.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ווײַט (vayt) (comparative ווײַטער (vayter))

  1. far, distant
    דאָס איז ניט ווײַט פֿון די אַנדערע.
    dos iz nit vayt fun di andere.
    That's not far from the other ones.

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