vay

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (colloquial) woe, alas!
2. Vay, vay, vay! (reminiscent of English exclamation "well, well, well")

Sinonieme

vay canına

a

ay

🌔

o

👨

ya

Vertalings

aïe

ouais

euh

ouah

nossa

uau

uia

wow

waouh

accidenti

incredibile

accipicchia

per la miseria

per tutti i diavoli

hui

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Ottoman Turkish: وای

Verwante met Engels: woe

Verwante met Latyn: vae

Verwante met Litaus: vaĩ

Verwante met Russies: увы́

Verwante met Old Irish: fae

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish وای (vay), from Persian وای (vây, “alas!”), from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with English woe, Latin vae, Lithuanian vai̇̃, Russian увы́ (uvý), Old Irish fae, among others.