hyi
Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from the onomatopoeia for spitting (like pthyi), but perhaps at least partially from Swedish fyi, fy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhyi̯/, [ˈhyi̯]
- Rhymes: -yi
- Syllabification(key): hyi
Further reading
- “hyi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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