тю

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲu]

Interjection

тю • (tju)

1. (vernacular) exclamation expressing surprise, bewilderment or disappointment

Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From earlier *тю̄, from Proto-Samoyedic *tüəj, from Proto-Uralic *soja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲʉ]
• Hyphenation: тю

Noun

тю • (tyu)

1. sleeve

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 247
• N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “тю”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲu]

Interjection

тю • (tju)

1. (colloquial) oh, man (exclamation expressing surprise, bewilderment or disappointment)

Further reading

• Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “тю”, in Словарь украинского языка [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “тю”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka