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See also: Weh
Translingual
Etymology
Symbol
weh
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English
Etymology 1
From Nepali [script needed] (wah donka).
Noun
weh (plural wehs)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Interjection
weh
- Alternative form of wah.
- 1864, Flora Dawson, Princes, Public Men, and Pretty Women: Episodes in Real Life:
- oh weh ! oh weh ! " — Sweetest mother, you have the illness ; oh weh ! oh weh ! It was so
- 1910, Katherine Mansfield, The Child-Who_Was-Tired:
- "Oh, weh! oh, weh!" The Child-Who-Was-Tired pushed and pulled them apart, muffled them into their coats, and drove them out of the house.
- 1992, Ewa Kuryluk, Century 21, →ISBN, page 307:
- Perhaps it's in Lausanne, at the shore of Lake Leman, and in the widow's arms that Wolf wrote Oh weh! Perhaps she whispered it into his ear, when they first slept together, or when he parted from her. Perhaps it was her oh weh! he could never forget.
- 2008, Bluedan, Resume, →ISBN, page 7:
- I tell you that it's true compassion, baby, oh weh.
- 2012, Regina F. Bendix, Galit Hasan-Rokem, A Companion to Folklore, →ISBN, page 90:
- "Kill one village, But leave another. Kill one village, But leave another. On the lake: weh weh weh weh weh.
- 2017, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Zuñi Folk Tales:
- At last one night the Master of Sorcerers in secret places raised his voice and cried: “Weh-h-h-h! Weh-h-h-h-h-h!”
Anagrams
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German
Alternative forms
- weh', wehe (for the interjection)
Etymology
From Middle High German wē, from Old High German wē, from Proto-West Germanic *wai.
Compare Latin vae, Dutch wee, English woe, Danish ve, Swedish ve, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹 (wai).
Pronunciation
Adjective
weh (strong nominative masculine singular weher, comparative weher, superlative am wehsten or am wehesten)
- sore, painful
- einen wehen Zeh haben ― to have a sore toe
- ein wehes Bein haben ― to have a sore leg
- Ihr ist ganz weh zumute. ― She feels very painful.
- Ihm wurde ganz weh ums Herz. ― His heart ached.
Declension
Positive forms of weh
Comparative forms of weh
Superlative forms of weh
Interjection
weh
- alas! woe!
- Freunde sind gut, aber wehe dem, der ihrer bedarf in der Not. ― Friends are good, but woe to anyone who needs them in times of need.
- 1919, Aleksey Remizov, translated by Arthur Luther, Legenden und Geschichten (fiction), Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, →ISBN:
- „O weh, du mein schönes Paradies!“ weinte Adam und weinte Eva.
- “Oh woe, you beautiful Paradise of mine!” Adam wept and Eve wept.
Related terms
References
- Cassell's German and English Dictionary (1933)
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Old Javanese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Root
weh
Derived terms
- amehakĕn
- amehi
- aweh
- aweweh
- kaweh
- kawehan
- makaweh
- makaweweh
- maweh
- maweweh
- mawewehan
- meh
- mehakĕn
- paweh
- pawehan
- paweweh
- wehan
- wehweh
- weweh
- wewehan
- wineh
- winehakĕn
- winehan
- winehweh
- wineweh
- winewehakĕn
- winewehan
Related terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Particle
weh
- an emphatic particle
Alternative forms
Further reading
- "weh" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German weh. Possibly from Middle High German.
Adjective
weh
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Compare nge / ngek / nye / nyek. See also Hokkien 諧 / 谐 (ôe, “to persuade; to advise; to harmonize”) as in 諧煞 / 谐煞 (ôe-soah, “to mediate; to conciliate; to reconcile”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwe/ [ˈwɛː]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: weh
Interjection
weh? (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ) (slang)
- Expression of disbelief or skepticism: oh really
- Synonym: ows
- Weh, di nga?
- Oh really, is it really not?
Alternative forms
- whe
- huweh
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwe/ [ˈwɛ]
- Rhymes: -e
- Syllabification: weh
Particle
weh (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒ) (dialectal, chiefly Bulacan)
- alternative form of e
Further reading
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