helkkari
Finnish
Etymology
Minced oath version of helvetti (“hell”). See also + -ari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhelkːɑri/, [ˈhe̞lkːɑ̝ri]
- Rhymes: -elkːɑri
- Syllabification(key): helk‧ka‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): helk‧ka‧ri
Interjection
helkkari
- (minced oath) damn, darn, blimey.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “helkkari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023