"vau" meaning in Finnish

See vau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈʋɑu̯/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯]
Rhymes: -ɑu Etymology: table Borrowed from English wow. Probably originally slang; used at least since the 1970s. Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|wow}} table, {{bor|fi|en|wow}} English wow Head templates: {{head|fi|interjections|head=}} vau, {{fi-int}} vau
  1. wow Tags: informal Related terms: vautsi
    Sense id: en-vau-fi-intj-ttyTMxG8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /ˈʋɑu̯/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯]
Rhymes: -ɑu Etymology: table Onomatopoeic Etymology templates: {{etymid|fi|bark}} table, {{onomatopoeic|fi}} Onomatopoeic Head templates: {{head|fi|interjections|head=}} vau, {{fi-int}} vau
  1. (often repeated) Synonym of hau (“bark, woof”) Tags: often, repeated Synonyms: hau [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-vau-fi-intj-gliY1i6K Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish onomatopoeias Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Finnish onomatopoeias: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for vau meaning in Finnish (1.9kB)

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      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋɑu̯/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝u̯]"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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    "Finnish terms borrowed from English",
    "Finnish terms derived from English",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝u̯]"
    },
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    }
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      "ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝u̯]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɑu"
    }
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