אויסוועג

Yiddish

Etymology

From אויס־ (oys-, “out”) +‎ וועג (veg, “way”)

Pronunciation

Noun

אויסוועג • (oysveg) m, plural אויסוועגן (oysvegn)

  1. exit, way out
  2. (figurative) escape, way out, solution (for a problem)
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], volume 1, page 113:
      נאָר ער האָט ניט געזען קיין אַנדער אויסוועג און איז אַוועק צום אַלטן פּאָרפֿאָלק.
      nor er hot nit gezen keyn ander oysveg un iz avek tsum altn porfolk.
      But he saw no other way out and so he went to the old couple.

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אויסוועג” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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