hohhoijaa

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic of yawning

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhohːoi̯jɑː/, [ˈho̞hːo̞i̯j(ː)ɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ohːoijɑː
• Syllabification^(key): hoh‧hoi‧jaa

Interjection

hohhoijaa

1. Onomatopoeia for yawning.
2. ho-hum (used to express boredom, disinterest or lack of novelty)

Related terms

• ohhoijaa

Further reading

• “hohhoijaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02