helkutti

Finnish

Etymology

Minced oath for helvetti; compare helkatti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhelkutːi/, [ˈhe̞lkut̪ːi]
Rhymes: -elkutːi
Syllabification^(key): hel‧kut‧ti

Interjection

helkutti

A mild expletive; damn, darn.

Further reading

“helkutti”, 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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