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