"ווי" meaning in Yiddish

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Adverb

IPA: /vɪ/ Forms: vi [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German wie. For more, see German wie. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|wie}} Middle High German wie, {{cog|de|wie}} German wie Head templates: {{yi-adv}} ווי • (vi)
  1. (interrogative) how Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-ווי-yi-adv-gESq4fho Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header, Yiddish prepositions Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 0 0 Disambiguation of Yiddish prepositions: 11 9 43 37
  2. (relative) how, that Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-ווי-yi-adv-9HbpzOGD Categories (other): Yiddish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yiddish entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 0 0
  3. than Synonyms: פֿון, איידער, פֿאַר
    Sense id: en-ווי-yi-adv-c4NxHBsF Categories (other): Yiddish prepositions Disambiguation of Yiddish prepositions: 11 9 43 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ווי פֿיל (vi fil), וויפֿיל (vifil), וויפֿל (vifl), ווי אַזוי (vi azoy), וויאַזוי (vyazoy)

Preposition

IPA: /vɪ/ Forms: vi [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle High German wie. For more, see German wie. Etymology templates: {{inh|yi|gmh|wie}} Middle High German wie, {{cog|de|wie}} German wie Head templates: {{head|yi|preposition}} ווי • (vi)
  1. like
    Sense id: en-ווי-yi-prep-yrJkSCi8 Categories (other): Yiddish prepositions Disambiguation of Yiddish prepositions: 11 9 43 37

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "vi fil",
      "word": "ווי פֿיל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "vifil",
      "word": "וויפֿיל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "vifl",
      "word": "וויפֿל"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "vi azoy",
      "word": "ווי אַזוי"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "vyazoy",
      "word": "וויאַזוי"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "German wie",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wie. For more, see German wie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ווי • (vi)",
      "name": "yi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 43 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how"
      ],
      "id": "en-ווי-yi-adv-gESq4fho",
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) how"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't know how to say it in Yiddish.",
          "roman": "ikh veys nit vi zogt men dos oyf yidish.",
          "text": "איך ווייס ניט ווי זאָגט מען דאָס אויף ייִדיש.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how, that"
      ],
      "id": "en-ווי-yi-adv-9HbpzOGD",
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(relative) how, that"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "11 9 43 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yiddish prepositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "than"
      ],
      "id": "en-ווי-yi-adv-c4NxHBsF",
      "links": [
        [
          "than",
          "than"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "פֿון"
        },
        {
          "word": "איידער"
        },
        {
          "word": "פֿאַר"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ווי"
}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "German wie",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wie. For more, see German wie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "ווי • (vi)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "prep",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "like"
      ],
      "id": "en-ווי-yi-prep-yrJkSCi8",
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ווי"
}
{
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    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish prepositions",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "vi fil",
      "word": "ווי פֿיל"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vifil",
      "word": "וויפֿיל"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vifl",
      "word": "וויפֿל"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vi azoy",
      "word": "ווי אַזוי"
    },
    {
      "roman": "vyazoy",
      "word": "וויאַזוי"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "German wie",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wie. For more, see German wie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ווי • (vi)",
      "name": "yi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "how"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) how"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yiddish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I don't know how to say it in Yiddish.",
          "roman": "ikh veys nit vi zogt men dos oyf yidish.",
          "text": "איך ווייס ניט ווי זאָגט מען דאָס אויף ייִדיש.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how, that"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ],
        [
          "that",
          "that"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(relative) how, that"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "than"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "than",
          "than"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "פֿון"
        },
        {
          "word": "איידער"
        },
        {
          "word": "פֿאַר"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ווי"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Yiddish adverbs",
    "Yiddish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yiddish lemmas",
    "Yiddish prepositions",
    "Yiddish terms derived from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Yiddish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German wie",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wie"
      },
      "expansion": "German wie",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German wie. For more, see German wie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vi",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "ווי • (vi)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yiddish",
  "lang_code": "yi",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "like"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vɪ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ווי"
}

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