אויף

Yiddish

Etymology

From Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic *ūp-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɔjf], [ɔf], [af]

Preposition

אויף • (oyf) (contracted dem-form אויפֿן‎ (oyfn))

on, upon
in (a language)

‏ווי אַזוי זאָגט מען אוי אויף ענגליש?‎‎
vi azoy zogt men oy oyf english?
So how do you say "oy" in English?
at (an occasion)
by (a unit; multiplication)
for (a time or purpose)

Usage notes

Although some works will transliterate this word according to its pronunciation (for example, as af), YIVO recommends that it always be transliterated according to its spelling as oyf.

Derived terms

אויג אויף אויג‎ (oyg oyf oyg, “face to face, privately”)

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