Re: [Cz-L] ahi?

Dear Marianne,
  The expression goes:" Ahi auf dein Kopp " Ahi on your head.
     Ahi was the family name of Kaiser Josef 2 hangman of Galicia and
Bukovina.
    The curse means " the hangman shall get you."
     Figuratively exclamation of damnation or astonishment.
         Hardy
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From: "Marianne Hirsch" <mh2349_at_columbia.edu>
To: "Czernowitz Genealogy and History" <czernowitz-l_at_list.cornell.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:15 PM
Subject: [Cz-L] ahi?


> Dear all, My mother and I have been going over the yiddish expressions
> with great pleasure. We are wondering: where does the Czernowitz
> exclamation "Ahi!" come from?
>
> thanks!
>
> Marianne and Lotte

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