English

Interjection

puh

1. Alternative form of pugh
   • 2010, John P. Anderson, Joyce's Finnegans Wake: The Curse of Kabbalah, Volume 4, page 82,

     He was sporting his inky Italian moustaches glistering with Vaseline and perfume. Puh! How uncommentable!

Danish

Etymology

An onomatopoeia: the sound of rapid exhalation.

Used to express emotion beyond compare to the point of which there are no words to describe the setting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puː/, [pʰuː]

Interjection

puh!

1. pooh (expression of dismissal or contempt‚ used when encountering an unpleasant smell)
2. phew (used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust)

Synonyms

• (show disgust): ad, bvadr, føj, puha, puh ha
• (show fatigue): puha, puh ha
• (show relief): puha, puh ha, pyh

German

Interjection

puh!

1. phew!

Mapudungun

Noun

puh ‎(using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. night

Portuguese

Interjection

puh

1. yuck (expression of disgust)

Synonyms

• eca

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pъlxъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pûx/

Noun

pȕh m ‎(Cyrillic spelling пу̏х)

1. dormouse

Declension