фу-у

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