हय
Konkani
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃) and Marathi होय (hoy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [həj]
Interjection
हय • (hay) (Latin script hoi, Kannada script ಹಯ್)
- yes (affirmative response particle)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- হয় (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬬ (Balinese script)
- হয় (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ဟယ (Burmese script)
- હય (Gujarati script)
- ਹਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦪ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಹಯ (Kannada script)
- ហយ (Khmer script)
- ຫຍ (Lao script)
- ഹയ (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐫 (Newa script)
- ହଯ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖧 (Siddham script)
- හය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚣 (Takri script)
- ஹய (Tamil script)
- హయ (Telugu script)
- หย (Thai script)
- ཧ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyos (“horse”). Cognate with Old Armenian ձի (ji, “horse”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦɐ́.jɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦɐ.jɐ/
Noun
हय • (háya) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हयः (háyaḥ) | हयौ (háyau) हया¹ (háyā¹) |
हयाः (háyāḥ) हयासः¹ (háyāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | हयम् (háyam) | हयौ (háyau) हया¹ (háyā¹) |
हयान् (háyān) |
| instrumental | हयेन (háyena) | हयाभ्याम् (háyābhyām) | हयैः (háyaiḥ) हयेभिः¹ (háyebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | हयाय (háyāya) | हयाभ्याम् (háyābhyām) | हयेभ्यः (háyebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हयात् (háyāt) | हयाभ्याम् (háyābhyām) | हयेभ्यः (háyebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हयस्य (háyasya) | हययोः (háyayoḥ) | हयानाम् (háyānām) |
| locative | हये (háye) | हययोः (háyayoḥ) | हयेषु (háyeṣu) |
| vocative | हय (háya) | हयौ (háyau) हया¹ (háyā¹) |
हयाः (háyāḥ) हयासः¹ (háyāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- हयग्रीव (hayagrīva, “horse necked”)
Descendants
- → Tamil: ஹயம் (hayam), Tamil: அயம் (ayam)
- → Telugu: హయము (hayamu)
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “haya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.