"fi" meaning in Esperanto

See fi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /fi/
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Borrowed from English fie, French fi, Russian фи (fi), German pfui, and Polish fe. Compare Swedish fy, Latin fu. Etymology templates: {{ety|eo|:bor<conj:and>|en:fie|fr:fi|ru:фи|de:pfui|pl:fe<ref:<span class="cited-source">Ebbe Vilborg, “fi”, in <cite>Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto</cite> [<cite><span class="e-translation">Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto</cite>], volume 2, <small>→ISBN</small>, pages 43-44</span></span>>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "fie", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "fi", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "fr" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Russian", "term" : "фи", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ru" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "pfui", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Polish", "term" : "fe", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "pl" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Esperanto", "term" : "fi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "eo" }" data-lang="eo" data-title="fi"> Borrowed from English fie, French fi, Russian фи (fi), German pfui, and Polish fe., {{cog|sv|fy}} Swedish fy, {{cog|la|fu}} Latin fu
  1. For shame! Derived forms: fi-
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          "text": "\"Jes, mi frapis mian frateton kaj mi ne bedaŭras ĝin!\" \"Ho, fi!\"",
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