perkeleh
Karelian
Etymology
Compare Finnish perkele.
Noun
perkeleh (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- devil
- Synonym: piru
Interjection
perkeleh
- (vulgar) A swear word.
- šinne mäne perkeleh mištä tulit! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
- Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “perkeleh”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, ISSN 1796-041X