jeeveli

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish jävel (“devil”).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

jeeveli

1. damn, damned (mild expletive)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Further reading

• “jeeveli”, 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 2023-07-02