puh
See also: puh.
English
Interjection
puh
- Alternative form of pugh.
- 2010, John P. Anderson, Joyce's Finnegans Wake: The Curse of Kabbalah, volume 4, page 82:
- He was sporting his inky Italian moustaches glistering with Vaseline and perfume. Puh! How uncommentable!
Synonyms
- (expressing contempt): feh, pht, pish, poh, pshaw; see also Thesaurus:bah
- (expressing disgust): bleah, eww, ick, uck; see also Thesaurus:yuck
See also
References
- “puh”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Achang
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sbal (“frog”).
Pronunciation
- (Myanmar) /pu˦˧/
- (Longchuan) [pʰɔ³¹]
Noun
puh
Derived terms
Further reading
- Inglis, Douglas, Sampu, Nasaw, Jaseng, Wilai, Jana, Thocha (2005) A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, pages 109-110
Danish
Etymology
An onomatopoeia: the sound of rapid exhalation.
Used to express emotion beyond compare to the point of which there are no words to describe the setting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puː/, [pʰuː]
Interjection
puh!
- pooh (expression of dismissal or contempt‚ used when encountering an unpleasant smell)
- phew (used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust)
Synonyms
- (show disgust): ad, bvadr, føj, puha, puh ha
- (show fatigue): puha, puh ha
- (show relief): puha, puh ha, pyh
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuh/, [ˈpuh]
- Rhymes: -uh
- Syllabification(key): puh
- Hyphenation(key): puh
Interjection
puh
- alternative form of puuh
Further reading
- “puh”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Interjection
puh!
- phew!
Further reading
- “puh” in Duden online
Javanese
Romanization
puh
- romanization of ꦥꦸꦃ
Mapudungun
Noun
puh (Raguileo spelling)
Portuguese
Interjection
puh
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pûx/
Noun
pȕh m anim (Cyrillic spelling пу̏х)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | pȕh | pùhovi |
genitive | puha | puhova |
dative | puhu | puhovima |
accusative | puha | puhove |
vocative | puše | puhovi |
locative | puhu | puhovima |
instrumental | puhom | puhovima |
Swedish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic
Interjection
puh
- phew (expressing tiredness)
- Synonym: pust
- Puh vad jobbigt det är att bära ved
- Phew, carrying firewood is hard work
- phew (expressing relief)
- Puh, vi hann fram i tid!
- Phew, we made it in time!