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ptui

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • [p͡tʼh]
  • [p͡tʼhə̥]
  • colloquial: /p(ə)ˈtuː.i/

1

intj

Meaning 1

The sound of spitting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Imitative. But there is also the Ancient Greek πτύω, to spit, which is in Mark 7:33

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 呸 (pēi) — sound of spitting
  • Finnish: pthyi — sound of spitting
  • French: ptui — sound of spitting
  • Greek: φτου (ftou) — sound of spitting
  • Hebrew: טפו (tfu) — sound of spitting
  • Hebrew: טפי (tfi) — sound of spitting
  • Indonesian: cuih — sound of spitting
  • Japanese: ぺっと (petto) — sound of spitting
  • Polish: tfu — sound of spitting
  • Russian: тьфу (tʹfu) — sound of spitting
  • Tamil: தூ (tū) — sound of spitting