nõõ

Estonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Compare Ingrian njoo, Russian но-о-о (no-o-o) and Votic nʹoo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɤː/, [ˈnɤː]
  • Rhymes: -ɤː
  • Hyphenation: nõõ

Interjection

nõõ

  1. giddyup (a cry forcing a horse to move faster or forward)
    Synonyms: (all rare) nõh, nõhh

References
  • nõõ in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “nõõ”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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