ujjé

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈujːeː]
  • Hyphenation: uj‧jé
  • Rhymes: -jeː

Interjection

ujjé

  1. yippee, whoopee, yay (a spontaneous expression of delight or joy)

References
  1. ujjé in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading
  • ujjé in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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