hoi
Translingual
Symbol
hoi
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Holikachuk terms
English
Etymology
Interjection
hoi
- Alternative form of hoy, hey! a call to gain someone's attention.
- 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 55:
- A hollow groan, unlike anything she had ever heard in her life, came from the front, followed by a shout of "Hoi, there!"
See also
Dutch
Etymology
Possibly a spontaneous alteration of the interjection ho. The use as a joyful exclamation is attested from the 16th century; use as an informal greeting appears only in the 20th century.
Another possibility is the borrowing from English ahoy or Middle English hoy; See also ahoi.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔi̯
- IPA(key): /ɦɔi̯/
Audio: (file)
Interjection
hoi
- (Netherlands, informal) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
- Hoi, hoe gaat het? ― Hey, how's it going?
- (Netherlands, informal) A farewell acknowledging someone's departure, comparable to English goodbye, bye
- Tot morgen. Hoi! ― See you tomorrow. Bye!
- (dated) An exclamation of joy.
- Ik heb een tante in Marokko en die komt, hiep hoi!
- I have an aunt in Morocco and she's coming over, yippee yay!
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “hey”): doei
Derived terms
Related terms
Fembe
Alternative forms
- hwɔ̃e
Noun
hoi
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Finnish
Etymology
Compare Estonian hoi, Ingrian hoi, Karelian hoi, Ludian hoi, and also Swedish hoj, Dutch hoi, English hoy. An interjection that is found in many languages.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi
- Syllabification(key): hoi
- Hyphenation(key): hoi
Interjection
hoi
Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
- “hoi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Galo
Noun
hoi
German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔʏ̯/
Audio: (file)
Interjection
hoi
- (Southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
- Hoi, wie geht's?
- Hi, what's up?
See also
Ingrian
Etymology
Cognates include Finnish hoi and Estonian hoi.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi̯
- Hyphenation: hoi
Interjection
hoi
- synonym of hei
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 65
- Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 37
Ladin
Interjection
hoi
- (Gherdëina) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
- Hoi, co vala pa?
- Hello, how's it going?
Latin
Adverb
hoi (not comparable)
- (Old Latin) here
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
- 𐌇𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌊𐌀𐌖𐌉𐌏𐌔[…]𐌌𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌃[𐌏]𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌐𐌓𐌏𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌄𐌏𐌃
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
Hoi mēd mitāt Kāvios […]monios Qetios d[ō]nom prō fileōd. - Kavios […]monios Qetios places me here as a gift on behalf of his son.
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
Lavukaleve
Noun
hoi n
- deep sea
Verb
hoi
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”). Compare Cantonese 喂 (wai2) or Min Nan 喂 (oeh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoi/
- Rhymes: -oi̯
Interjection
hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)
Further reading
- “hoi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*huy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Pirahã
Adjective
hoi
Further reading
Rapa Nui
Etymology
Noun
hoi
Derived terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Adjective
hoi (invariable)
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Adjective
hoi • (𦤠)
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/
Interjection
hoi
Further reading
- “hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011