тьху

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

тьфу (tʹfu)

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, mimics the sound of spitting.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tʲxu]
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Interjection

тьху • (tʹxu)

Mimics the sound of spitting.
fie!; for shame!; nuts!; damn it!, dammit! (expresses strong disgust or disappointment)

Further reading

Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “тьху”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тьху”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

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