oy

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔɪ/ Rhymes: -ɔɪ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”). ==== Interjection ==== oy An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern. ===== Alternative forms ===== oi ===== Derived terms ===== oy gevalt oy vey === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Interjection ==== oy Alternative spelling of oi (“hey, hi, yo”). === Anagrams === YO, y.o., y/o, yo, yo' == Cornish == === Etymology === From Proto-Celtic *āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely a derivative of *h₂éwis (“bird”) (whence also Latin avis (“bird”)). Compare Welsh wy, Breton vi. === Pronunciation === (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɔˑɪ] (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ʊˑɪ] === Noun === oy m (plural yow) egg ==== Derived terms ==== == Faroese == === Alternative forms === oyggj (Modern Faroese) === Etymology === From Old Norse ey. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɔiːj] === Noun === oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar) (obsolete, poetic) island ==== Usage notes ==== Survives in Faroese island names, e.g. Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágoy Viðoy and Føroyar ==== Declension ==== (NB: This is not in use in the island names, see oyggj) == Finnish == === Alternative forms === OY, Oy === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoːˌyː/, [ˈo̞ːˌyː] Rhymes: -yː === Noun === oy (business) LLC; initialism of osakeyhtiö (“limited liability company”) ==== Usage notes ==== According to KOTUS the non-capitalized form oy is the recommended one. It is also used in the current Limited Liability Companies Act in force since 2006. In the older law the abbreviation was Oy and it is still widely used in non-official contexts. ==== Declension ==== === See also === oyj === Further reading === “oy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == Gutnish == === Etymology === From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognates include Swedish ö, and Faroese oy. === Noun === oy f (definite oyi) island == Ladino == === Alternative forms === hoy (Haketía), oi (Romania) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish oy (“today”), from Latin hodiē. Cognate with Portuguese hoje and Spanish hoy. === Pronunciation === === Adverb === oy (Hebrew spelling אויי) today (this day) [16th c.] === References === === Anagrams === yo == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin hodiē. Cognates include Old French hui and Old Galician-Portuguese oge. === Adverb === oy today ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: oy, אויי Spanish: hoy →? Extremaduran: oi === References === Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “oy”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 374 == Scots == === Interjection === oy alternative spelling of oigh === Noun === oy (plural oys) grandchild == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === uy === Etymology === Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English oi, Japanese おい (oi), Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”), etc. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoj/ [ˈʔoɪ̯] Rhymes: -oj Syllabification: oy === Interjection === oy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔) (colloquial, informal) alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey! alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey! an informal greeting: hey! an expression of surprise: hey! === Anagrams === 'yo == Tocharian A == === Interjection === oy alas == Turkish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oj/ === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Ottoman Turkish اوی (oy, “thought”), itself from Old Anatolian Turkish اوی (oy), ultimately from onomatopoeic origin. Initially reintroduced to the language during 1930s as a Turkic replacement for fikir and rey (see kamuoyu (“public opinion”)). ==== Noun ==== oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar) vote Synonym: (rare) rey (obsolete or rare) opinion, thought, vision [1935] Synonyms: görüş, fikir, (obsolete) rey ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== oy second-person singular imperative of oymak === References === === Further reading === “oy”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu == Uzbek == === Etymology === Inherited from Chagatai آی (ʾāy /⁠āy⁠/, “moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon; month”). Cognate with Uyghur ئاي / ay / ай (“moon; month”); Turkmen aý (“moon; month”), Azerbaijani آی / ај / ay (“moon; month; date”), Turkish ay (“moon; month”), etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɒj/, [ɒ̽j] Hyphenation: oy === Noun === oy (plural oylar) moon month ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “oy“ in izoh.uz == Volapük == === Pronoun === oy (indefinite personal pronoun) one