ptui en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /p(ə)ˈtuː.i/ (colloquial)
- [p͡tʰə̥]
- [p͡tʰ]
Etymology
Imitative. But there is also the Ancient Greek πτύω, to spit, which is in Mark 7:33
Meanings
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The sound of spitting.
She would go 'Ptui! Ptui! Ptui!' and seem to reinforce her curses (in a language as colourful as that of the boys') by stamping on her own spittle.
1991, Anne Siew Kim Lim, Face to face: the street children of Bukit Ho Swee:I wake up and spit three times against the evil eye. Ptui, ptui, ptui. A dream. And fall asleep.
1974, Irving Howe, Eliezer Greenberg, Yiddish stories, old and new:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ptooie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pitooey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ptooey | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ptew | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (12)
id cuih (sound of spitting) · fi pthyi (sound of spitting) · he טפו (sound of spitting) · ta தூ (sound of spitting) · ru тьфу (sound of spitting) · ja ぺっと (sound of spitting) · ar اتفو (sound of spitting) · fr ptui (sound of spitting) · he טפי (sound of spitting) · cmn 呸 (sound of spitting) · el φτου (sound of spitting) · pl tfu (sound of spitting)