voi ei

Finnish

Etymology

voi (“oh”) + ei (“no”). Probably a calque of English oh no[1]

Interjection

voi ei

  1. oh dear, oh no

References
  1. Paavo Pulkkinen (1989-03) “Ei voi olla totta! Englannin vaikutusta suomen fraaseissa”, in Kielikello‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-04
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