Estonian
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Etymology
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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Compare Ingrian njoo, Russian но-о-о (no-o-o) and Votic nʹoo.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈnɤː/, [ˈnɤː]
- Rhymes: -ɤː
- Hyphenation: nõõ
Interjection
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nõõ
- giddyup (a cry forcing a horse to move faster or forward)
- Synonyms: (all rare) nõh, nõhh
References
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- nõõ in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “nõõ”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
