hoi
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
Abbreviation of English Holikachuk.
=== Symbol ===
hoi
(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Holikachuk.
=== See also ===
Wiktionary’s coverage of Holikachuk terms
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Dutch hoi.
=== Interjection ===
hoi
Alternative form of hoy, hey! a call to gain someone's attention.
=== See also ===
hoi toider, hoi polloi
== Alemannic German ==
=== Interjection ===
hoi
hi
Synonyms: sälü (at least Bern, Solothurn, Basel), tschau (at least Bern, Graubünden), saletti (at least Zürich, Bern), moi (Glarus, in Chur "moin"), bun di (Graubünden), uela (Graubünden), grüezi (polite, Northeastern Switzerland), grüessech (polite, Bern, Solothurn, not used in Basel or Fribourg), grüess Gott (uncommon in Switzerland)
hoi zäme / hoi mitenand ― hi everyone
=== 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/
=== 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.
==== Synonyms ====
hallo
goedemorgen
goede dag
goedenavond
moi
==== Antonyms ====
(antonym(s) of “hey”): doei
==== Derived terms ====
hoihoi
== Fembe ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hwɔ̃e
=== Noun ===
hoi
water
=== 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.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
Rhymes: -oi
Syllabification(key): hoi
Hyphenation(key): hoi
=== Interjection ===
hoi
ahoy, hey
==== Derived terms ====
hopoti hoi
=== References ===
=== 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 ===
hio, iho, ohi, ohi-
== Galo ==
=== Noun ===
hoi
salt deposit, salt lick
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /hɔʏ̯/
=== Interjection ===
hoi
(Southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Vorarlberg) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
=== See also ===
hallo
guten Morgen
guten Tag
guten Abend
grüezi
servus
== 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
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
hoi
Rōmaji transcription of ほい
== Ladin ==
=== Interjection ===
hoi
(Gherdëina) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
== Latin ==
=== Adverb ===
hoi (not comparable)
(Old Latin) here
== Lavukaleve ==
=== Noun ===
hoi n
deep sea
=== Verb ===
hoi
(intransitive) go in
(transitive) put in
=== References ===
Terrill, Angela (2003), A Grammar of Lavukaleve, De Gruyter, →ISBN
== Malay ==
=== Alternative forms ===
oi
=== 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)
hey; interjection used to call out to people
==== Further reading ====
"hoi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), 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
toneless rendering of hói
toneless rendering of hoí
=== Further reading ===
Mura-Pirahã Dictionary
== Rapa Nui ==
=== Etymology ===
Possibly borrowed from English horse.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈhoi/
Rhymes: -oi
Hyphenation: ho‧i
=== Noun ===
hoi
horse
==== Derived terms ====
== Swahili ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Adjective ===
hoi (invariable)
helpless, exhausted, critically ill
== Vietnamese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
=== Adjective ===
hoi • (𦤠)
smelly, foul
Synonym: hôi
== West Frisian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/
=== Interjection ===
hoi
hi
==== Further reading ====
“hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011