zay azoy gut

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Pronunciations

zay azoy gut (ZYE ah-ZOY GUUT) listen

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Definitions

  • adv. Please.

Example Sentences

  • "Can I see your ring again, Esther? Zay azoy gut! Please, Esther! Zay azoy gut!" (Guesthouse for Ganesha: A Novel by Judith Teitelman)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • זײַ אַזוי גוט zay azoy gut, lit. 'be so good'

      • 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

      zei azoy gut, zai azoy gut, zey azoy gut, zey azoi gut, zai azoi gut, zei azoi gut, zay azoi gut

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