jeeveli

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish jävel (“devil”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjeːʋeli/, [ˈje̞ːʋe̞li]
  • Rhymes: -eːʋeli
  • Syllabification(key): jee‧ve‧li
  • Hyphenation(key): jee‧ve‧li

Interjection

jeeveli

  1. damn, damned (mild expletive)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Further reading

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