huy

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Hulaulá with y as a placeholder. === Symbol === huy (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Hulaulá. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Hulaulá terms == Jutiapa == === Noun === huy water === References === Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete) == Lushootseed == === Adverb === huy then, next; for; because (sentential adverb; used especially to introduce sentences in long narratives, often in combination with other sentential adverbs) == Middle English == === Pronoun === huy alternative form of he (“they”) == Middle French == === Etymology === Old French hui. === Adverb === huy today ==== Descendants ==== French: hui (obsolete) == Naga Pidgin == === Etymology === Inherited from Assamese শো (xü), from Sanskrit स्वपति (svapati). === Verb === huy sleep == Spanish == === Alternative forms === uy, ui === Etymology === From Latin hui. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈui/ [ˈui̯] Rhymes: -ui Syllabification: huy === Interjection === ¡huy! expression of pain, anguish, fright ==== Further reading ==== “huy”, 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 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Probably a variation of hoy. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuj/ [ˈhʊɪ̯] Rhymes: -uj Syllabification: huy === Interjection === huy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜌ᜔) (colloquial, informal) alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey! (colloquial, informal) alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey! ==== Usage notes ==== Compared to hoy which can be perceived as disrespectful in some contexts, the expression huy is perceived as more low-key, thus more casual. ==== Related terms ==== == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish خوی (huy), from Persian خو (xu). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhuj/ === Noun === huy (definite accusative huyu, plural huylar) temperament habit ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== huylu (“fidgety; jumpy; suspicious”) çok huylu bir at ― a fidgety horse huysuz (“quarrelsome”) huylu huyundan vazgeçmez (“old habits die hard, dyed-in-the-wool”) huyuna suyuna gitmek (“to be tactful and / or diplomatic”)