helkkari

Finnish

Etymology

Minced oath version of helvetti (“hell”). See also +‎ -ari.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhelkːɑri/, [ˈhe̞lkːɑ̝ri]
Rhymes: -elkːɑri
Syllabification^(key): helk‧ka‧ri

Interjection

helkkari

(minced oath) damn, darn, blimey.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Derived terms

compounds

helkkarinmoinen

Further reading

“helkkari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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