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voi.

butter

3 characters1 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋoi̯/[ˈʋo̞i̯]

  1. butter

    kirkastettu voi
    voi on aina voita
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *voi (compare Estonian või), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waje (compare Northern Sami vuodja, Erzya ой (oj), Western Mari ӱ (ü), Udmurt вӧй (vöj), Hungarian vaj).

intj/ˈʋoi̯/[ˈʋo̞i̯]

  1. oh, bloody, damn, too (used as intensifier before expletives, mild and vulgar alike)

    Voi ei!
    Voi hyvä Luoja!

  2. poor (used to express sympathy)

    Voi sinua!
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *voi (compare Ingrian voi, Karelian voi, Livonian võih, Ludian voi, Veps voi).

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