hoya
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
Wikispecies
=== Etymology ===
From the genus name.
=== Noun ===
hoya (plural hoyas)
Any plant of the genus Hoya
==== Translations ====
=== Anagrams ===
ahoy
== Japanese ==
=== Romanization ===
hoya
Rōmaji transcription of ホヤ
== Kikuyu ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hooya
=== Etymology ===
Hinde (1904) records kuhoiya as an equivalent of English pray in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuvoiya as its equivalent.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /hɔːja/
This o is pronounced long.
=== Verb ===
hoya (infinitive kũhoya)
to ask for, to beg for
kũhoya ũhoro ― to ask for information
kũhoya ũhoro wa ― to ask about
to pray
==== Derived terms ====
(Nouns)
mũhoi class 1
(Proverbs)
ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame
ng'aragu ndĩhoyagwo ũhoro
=== References ===
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
foya (dated)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin fovea. Doublet of fóvea.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -oʝa
Syllabification: ho‧ya
Homophone: (ll-y neutralization) olla
=== Noun ===
hoya f (plural hoyas)
pit
grave
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“hoya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Xhosa ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Verb ===
-hoya?
(transitive) to pay attention to
==== Inflection ====
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