kehveli

Finnish

Etymology

Blend of kehno +‎ peeveli or jeeveli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkehʋeli/, [ˈk̟e̞hʋe̞li]
• Rhymes: -ehʋeli
• Syllabification^(key): keh‧ve‧li

Interjection

kehveli

1. dang, darn, blimey, drat, phooey (a mild curse)

Usage notes

This is really mild. It indicates puzzlement rather than anger.

Synonyms

• pannahinen
• peijakas
• hiivatti
• hitto
• pahus
• saamari
• samperi

Further reading

• “kehveli”, 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