See also: fúj

Czech

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic (compare English fie).

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Interjection

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fuj

  1. yuck (uttered to indicate disgust)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • fuj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • fuj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Hungarian

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Etymology

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An onomatopoeia.[1]

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fuj

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

References

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  1. ^ fuj 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

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  • fuj 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

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfuj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uj
  • Syllabification: fuj

Interjection

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fuj

  1. ew, yuck
    Synonyms: pfe, pfu, pfuj, tfuj

Further reading

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  • fuj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fuj in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Of imitative origin

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fȕj (Cyrillic spelling фу̏ј)

  1. ew, yuck, phew
    Synonyms: bljak, pu