わい

Etymology 1
Generally regarded as a shift from, itself from. First cited in a text from 1920, but likely older.

The second-person sense of likely arose via the same general indirection mechanisms that gave rise to all Japanese personal pronouns. Consider also ancient or more modern, used for both first- and second-person referral. This usage is first cited in a text from 1923, but is likely older.

Pronoun

 * 1)  I, me
 * 2) you

Etymology 2
See.

Usage notes
Mainly used during the. Now only used by elderly males or in dialectal speech.

Etymology 3
The reading of various kanji.

Affix

 * 1)  askew; crooked
 * 2)  obscene; lewd
 * 3)  corner; nook; recess; inlet
 * 4)  low; short
 * 5)  bribe
 * 6)  dirty