"איי" meaning in Yiddish

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Noun

IPA: /ɛɪ̯/ Forms: ey [romanization], eyer [romanization], eyele [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|ei}} Middle High German ei, {{inh|yi|goh|ei}} Old High German ei, {{inh|yi|gmw-pro|*aij}} Proto-West Germanic *aij, {{inh|yi|gem-pro|*ajją}} Proto-Germanic *ajją Head templates: {{head|yi|noun|g=n|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr=}} איי • (ey) n, {{yi-noun|dim=אייעלע|g=n|pl=אייער}} איי • (ey) n, plural אייער (eyer), diminutive אייעלע (eyele)
  1. egg (body housing an embryo)
    Sense id: en-איי-yi-noun-esyPAFnx
  2. (euphemistic, in the plural) balls, testicles Tags: euphemistic, in-plural Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Eggs
    Sense id: en-איי-yi-noun-i8tvgDcu Disambiguation of Foods: 31 69 Disambiguation of Eggs: 19 81 Categories (other): Yiddish euphemisms, Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Yiddish terms with redundant script codes: 17 83

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German ei",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *aij",
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    {
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ey",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyer",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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    },
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        "romanization"
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    },
    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "egg (body housing an embryo)"
      ],
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "kind": "lifeform",
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            "Foods",
            "Reproduction",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Animals",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Lifeforms"
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        },
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            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "euphemistic",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɪ̯/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "איי"
}
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    "Yiddish terms derived from Old High German",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German ei, from Old High German ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "ey",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eyer",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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        "romanization"
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      },
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      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛɪ̯/"
    }
  ],
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}

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