тьху
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- тьфу (tʹfu)
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, mimics the sound of spitting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʲxu]
Audio (file)
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