äp-päp
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [æ(ː)p˩˥.pæp˥˧]
Interjection
äp-päp
- (colloquial) Expresses disapproval with what one is doing, telling them to either wait first or to stop doing it and not do it again.
Usage notes
- Usually used with children or some animals.
- Rarely used in written text.
Alternative forms
- The päp may be repeated any arbitrary number of times, usually once or twice. (The tone usually falls slowly over all of the repeats.)
- The vowel in the initial äp may be lengthened or even over-long.
- Spelling variations exist, including space instead of a hyphen or writing as one word.
- Sometimes back vowels are used (ap-pap).