אויער
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German ōr, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô.
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Poylish, Ukraynish) IPA(key): /ˈɔɪ.əʁ/
- (Litvish) IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.əʁ/, [ˈɛvəʁ], [ˈeɪ.əʁ], [ˈeɪvəʁ], [ˈɛʊ̯əʁ]
Noun
אויער • (oyer) m, plural אויערן (oyern)
- ear
- (derogatory) bad person, asshole
Further reading
- Map of dialectal variants for "ear" from Litvish: An Atlas of Northeastern Yiddish by Dovid Katz