helkkari

Finnish

Etymology

Minced oath version of helvetti (“hell”). See also +‎ -ari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelkːɑri/, [ˈhe̞lkːɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -elkːɑri
• Syllabification^(key): helk‧ka‧ri

Interjection

helkkari

1. (minced oath) damn, darn, blimey.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Derived terms

• helkatti
• helkkaristi

 

compounds

• helkkarinmoinen

 

Further reading

• “helkkari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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