pliis

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English please.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpliːs/, [ˈpliːs̠]
Rhymes: -iːs
Syllabification^(key): pliis

Interjection

pliis

(colloquial or slang) please (especially when pleading)

Further reading

“pliis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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