perkeleh

Karelian

Etymology

Compare Finnish perkele.

Noun

perkeleh (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. devil
    Synonym: piru

Interjection

perkeleh

  1. (vulgar) A swear word.
    šinne mäne perkeleh mištä tulit! ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References
  • Pertti Virtaranta; Raija Koponen (2009), “perkeleh”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, ISSN 1796-041X
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