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Yiddish
Etymology
From Aramaic למאי.
Adverb
למאַי • (lemáy)
- (interrogative) why (for what reason)
- Synonym: פֿאַרוואָס (farvos)
Derived terms
- הלמאי (halemay, “why, then?”)
References
- Steven A. Jacobson (1998) A Guide to the More Common Hebraic Words in Yiddish, 5th edition, Fairbanks, AK: National Yiddish Book Center, →ISBN, pages 23, 55