وای
Kashmiri
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *wáy |
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *uwáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaːj/
Persian
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *wáy |
From Proto-Iranian *wáy, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáy, eventually from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
Cognate with Latin vae, English woe. Similar words also exist in Semitic, compare Aramaic וי (way), Arabic وَيْلٌ (waylun).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [wɑːj]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [wɑːj]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [wɑːj]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [wäj]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [vɒːj]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [vɔj]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | wāy |
| Dari reading? | wāy |
| Iranian reading? | vây |
| Tajik reading? | voy |
Descendants
- → Turkish: vay
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