фу-у

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Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fu u/
  • Hyphenation: фу-у

Interjection

фу-у! (fu-u!)

  1. phew! (denotes fatigue or relief)
    фу-у! пыкше шырпым луктын кертым
    fu-u! pykše šyrpym luktyn kertym
    phew! I finally got the splinter out
  2. ugh!, yuck!, ick! (denotes disgust, repugnance, annoyance)
    фу-у! мо дене ӱпшалтеш?
    fu-u! mo deńe üpšalteš?
    eww! what's that smell?

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “фу-у”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna