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Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German wie. For more, see German wie.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ווי • (vi)
- (interrogative) how
- Synonym: מה (ma)
- (relative) how, that
איך ווייס ניט ווי זאָגט מען דאָס אויף ייִדיש.- ikh veys nit vi zogt men dos oyf yidish.
- I don't know how to say it in Yiddish.
- than
- Synonyms: פֿון (fun), איידער (eyder), פֿאַר (far)
Derived terms
Preposition
ווי • (vi)
- like