a brokh is mir

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Pronunciations

a brokh is mir (ah BRAWKH iz MEER) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. Woe is me.

Example Sentences

  • "A brokh is mir! How terrible..."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • אַ בראָך איז (צו) מיר a brokh is (tsu) mir

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      a broch is mir, a bruch is mir, a brukh is mir, a brokh is tsu mir, a brukh is tsu mir, a broch is tsu mir, a bruch is tsu mir

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