oui

== Translingual == === Symbol === oui (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Old Uyghur. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Old Uyghur terms == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French oui (“yes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wiː/ Homophones: we, wee, Wii; whee (wine–whine merger) Rhymes: -iː === Interjection === oui (quaint) Synonym of yes. ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === IOU == French == === Alternative forms === voui ouais === Etymology === First attested in 1380, from Old French oïl (1100), from Vulgar Latin *hoc ille or by surface analysis a compound of Old French o (affirmative particle) and il (“he”). Partially cognate to Occitan òc (“yes”) and Catalan oi (“isn't it?”). See the Old French term for details. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /wi/ (humorous, colloquial) IPA(key): /ɥi/ Rhymes: -i Homophones: ouï, ouïe, ouïes, ouïs, ouït (one pronunciation) === Adverb === oui yes Antonym: non === Interjection === oui yes Synonyms: ouais, vouai Antonym: non ==== Usage notes ==== This word is treated as if it has an aspirated h despite not being written with an h: un oui is IPA(key): /œ̃ wi/, not /œ̃.n‿wi/. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: wi Louisiana Creole: wi → English: oui → Māori: Wīwī (“France”) === See also === si ("yes" used to contradict a negative statement or question) === Further reading === “oui”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French oïl, a contraction of o il, from Vulgar Latin hoc ille. === Adverb === oui (Guernsey) yes === Interjection === oui (Guernsey) yes