ווייטאָג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German wētac (“ailment”, literally “woe day”). Compare obsolete German Wehtag (“sorrow”), Low German Koppweihdag (“headache”), Cimbrian béetag (“illness, sickness, disease”). By surface analysis, וויי (vey) +‎ טאָג (tog).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛɪ̯tɔɡ/

Noun

ווייטאָג • (veytog) m, plural ווייטאָגן (veytogn)

  1. pain, suffering

Derived terms

  • ווייטאָגלעך (veytoglekh)
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