juj
Cornish edit
Noun edit
juj m
References edit
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
An onomatopoeia. Its senses are identical to jaj. Often appears in repetitive forms: jujujj, jujujuj.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
juj
- ouch, oh (an expression of one's own physical pain)
- Juj, de megégettem a kezem! ― Ouch, I burned my hand!
- oh (expression of wonder, amazement, or awe)
- Juj, de édesek ezek a kiskutyák! ― Oh, these puppies are really cute!
References edit
- ^ juj 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 edit
- juj 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