vay

Betekenis (English)

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

Concepten

wauw

Synonyms

vay canına

a

a

ay

🌔

o

👨

ya

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Ottomaans-Turks: وای

Cognate with Engels: woe

Cognate with Latijn: vae

Cognate with Litouws: vaĩ

Cognate with Russisch: увы́

Cognate with Oudiers: 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 vaĩ, Russian увы́ (uvý), Old Irish fae, among others.