وای

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Kashmiri

Etymology

PIE word
*wáy

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *uwáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Pronunciation

Interjection

وای (vāy)

  1. woe!

Persian

Etymology

PIE word
*wáy

From Proto-Iranian *wáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.

Cognate with Latin vae, English woe. Similar words also exist in Semitic, compare Aramaic וי (way), Arabic وَيْلٌ (waylun).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? wāy
Dari reading? wāy
Iranian reading? vây
Tajik reading? voy

Interjection

وای (vây)

  1. woe!, alas!, oh dear!

Descendants

  • Turkish: vay