"טפו טפו טפו" meaning in Hebrew

See טפו טפו טפו in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: [tfu tfu tfu] Forms: טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ [canonical], tfu tfu tfu [romanization]
Etymology: From Russian тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu). Etymology templates: {{bor|he|ru|тьфу-тьфу-тьфу}} Russian тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu) Head templates: {{head|he|interjection|head=טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ|tr=tfu tfu tfu}} טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ • (tfu tfu tfu)
  1. knock on wood (said to void a jinx) Synonyms: חמסה חמסה חמסה, בלי עין הרע
    Sense id: en-טפו_טפו_טפו-he-intj-98kniYug Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54
  2. Implies something positive, or a hope for something positive. Synonyms: חמסה חמסה חמסה, בלי עין הרע, ברוך השם
    Sense id: en-טפו_טפו_טפו-he-intj-2vhJsKA6 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: טפו טפו Related terms: חמסה חמסה חמסה
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ru",
        "3": "тьфу-тьфу-тьфу"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Russian тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tfu tfu tfu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ",
        "tr": "tfu tfu tfu"
      },
      "expansion": "טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ • (tfu tfu tfu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "חמסה חמסה חמסה"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "knock on wood (said to void a jinx)"
      ],
      "id": "en-טפו_טפו_טפו-he-intj-98kniYug",
      "links": [
        [
          "knock on wood",
          "knock on wood"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "חמסה חמסה חמסה"
        },
        {
          "word": "בלי עין הרע"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "“How did the exam go?” “I hope well, but I don't want to jinx it.”",
          "roman": "\"eikh hayá ha-mivkhán?\" \"tfu tfu tfu.\"",
          "text": "\"איך היה המבחן?\" \"טפו טפו טפו.\"",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Implies something positive, or a hope for something positive."
      ],
      "id": "en-טפו_טפו_טפו-he-intj-2vhJsKA6",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "חמסה חמסה חמסה"
        },
        {
          "word": "בלי עין הרע"
        },
        {
          "word": "ברוך השם"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tfu tfu tfu]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "טפו טפו"
    }
  ],
  "word": "טפו טפו טפו"
}
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    "Hebrew interjections",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew multiword terms",
    "Hebrew terms borrowed from Russian",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Russian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ru",
        "3": "тьфу-тьфу-тьфу"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Russian тьфу-тьфу-тьфу (tʹfu-tʹfu-tʹfu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tfu tfu tfu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "interjection",
        "head": "טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ",
        "tr": "tfu tfu tfu"
      },
      "expansion": "טְפוּ טְפוּ טְפוּ • (tfu tfu tfu)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "intj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "חמסה חמסה חמסה"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "knock on wood (said to void a jinx)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "knock on wood",
          "knock on wood"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "חמסה חמסה חמסה"
        },
        {
          "word": "בלי עין הרע"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "“How did the exam go?” “I hope well, but I don't want to jinx it.”",
          "roman": "\"eikh hayá ha-mivkhán?\" \"tfu tfu tfu.\"",
          "text": "\"איך היה המבחן?\" \"טפו טפו טפו.\"",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Implies something positive, or a hope for something positive."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "חמסה חמסה חמסה"
        },
        {
          "word": "בלי עין הרע"
        },
        {
          "word": "ברוך השם"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[tfu tfu tfu]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "טפו טפו"
    }
  ],
  "word": "טפו טפו טפו"
}

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