"וויפֿל" meaning in Yiddish

See וויפֿל in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ˈvɪfɫ̩/ Forms: vifl [romanization], ווי פֿיל [alternative], וויפֿיל [alternative]
Etymology: Contraction of a compound equivalent to ווי (vi, “how”) + פֿיל (fil, “much”). Compare German wie viel. Etymology templates: {{compound|yi|ווי|פֿיל|t1=how|t2=much}} ווי (vi, “how”) + פֿיל (fil, “much”), {{cog|de|wie viel}} German wie viel Head templates: {{head|yi|determiner|cat2=interrogative determiners}} וויפֿל • (vifl)
  1. how much, how many

Alternative forms

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