ikh veys

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Pronunciations

ikh veys (ihkh VAYS) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. I know; do I know!

  • interj. How should I know? I don't know.

Example Sentences

  • "Ikh veys! Why are you asking me?"

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • איך ווייס ikh veys

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      ich vais, ikh vays, ich veys, ikh vays, ikh vais

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