pöö

See also: Appendix:Variations of "poo"

Finnish

Etymology

Imitative, meant as a loud sound to startle someone.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpøː/, [ˈpø̞ː]
Rhymes: -øː
Syllabification^(key): pöö

Interjection

pöö

boo, peekaboo (exclamation intended to scare someone)

Further reading

“pöö”, 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 2023-07-03

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