jeeveli

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish jävel (“devil”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjeːʋeli/, [ˈje̞ːʋe̞li]
Rhymes: -eːʋeli
Syllabification^(key): jee‧ve‧li

Interjection

jeeveli

damn, damned (mild expletive)
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Further reading

“jeeveli”, 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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