pfuj

Hungarian

Etymology

An onomatopoeia.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpfuj]
  • Rhymes: -uj

Interjection

pfuj

  1. yuck, ew, phew (uttered to indicate disgust)
    Synonym: fuj

Derived terms
  • pfujoz

References
  1. pfuj in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading
  • pfuj in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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