"וי" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [Aramaic]

IPA: /wɑj/ Forms: וָי [canonical], wāy [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí). Etymology templates: {{ety|arc|:bor|grc:οὐαί<ref:<span class="cited-source">Lowe, A. D. (<span class="None" lang="und">1967), “The Origin of Οὐαί”, in <cite>Hermathena</cite>, volume 105, page 36 of 34-39</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "οὐαί", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Aramaic", "term" : "וי", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "arc" }" data-lang="arc" data-title="וי"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí). Head templates: {{head|arc|intj|head=וָי|tr=wāy}} וָי • (wāy)
  1. woe!; alas!

Character [Yiddish]

Forms: oy [romanization]
Head templates: {{head|yi|letter}} וי • (oy)
  1. A letter of the Yiddish alphabet, representing /ɔɪ̯/ in Standard YIVO Yiddish Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-וי-yi-character-2QJ6Y575 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header
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        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐαί (ouaí).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "וָי",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "wāy",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "arc",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Aramaic entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        "woe!; alas!"
      ],
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        [
          "woe",
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        ],
        [
          "alas",
          "alas"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wɑj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "וי"
}

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      ],
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      "tags": [
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  ],
  "word": "וי"
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        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "arc",
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        "Aramaic lemmas",
        "Aramaic terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Aramaic terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon"
      ],
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        "woe!; alas!"
      ],
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        [
          "woe",
          "woe"
        ],
        [
          "alas",
          "alas"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/wɑj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "וי"
}

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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "letter"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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