ווײַל

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. Cognate with German weil, Dutch wijl, English while.

Pronunciation

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  • (YIVO, Litvish, Ukrainish) IPA(key): /vaɪ̯ɫ/
  • (Poylish, Galitzish) IPA(key): /vaːɫ/

Conjunction

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ווײַל • (vayl)

  1. while
  2. since
  3. because; on account of
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