hoi
English
Etymology 1
Variant of hoy.
Interjection
hoi
- A call to gain someone's attention; hey!
- 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 55:
- A hollow groan, unlike anything she had ever heard in her life, came from the front, followed by a shout of "Hoi, there!"
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See also
- hoi toider
- hoi polloi
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/
Audio (file)
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.
- Ik heb een tante in Marokko en die komt, hiep hoi!
- I have an aunt in Morocco and she's coming over, yippee yay!
Antonyms
- (hey): doei
Derived terms
- hoihoi
Related terms
- hallo
- goedemorgen
- goede dag
- goedenavond
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi
- Syllabification(key): hoi
Interjection
hoi
- ahoy, hey
- hoi te siellä!
- hey you there!
Derived terms
- hopoti hoi
Anagrams
- hio, iho, ohi, ohi-
Galo
Noun
hoi
- salt deposit, salt lick
German
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Interjection
hoi
- (Southern German, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
- Hoi, wie geht's?
See also
- hallo
- guten Morgen
- guten Tag
- guten Abend
- grüezi
- servus
Ladin
Interjection
hoi
- (Gherdëina) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
- Hoi, co vala pa?
- Hello, how's it going?
Latin
Adverb
hoi (not comparable)
- (Old Latin) here
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
- 𐌇𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌊𐌀𐌖𐌉𐌏𐌔[…]𐌌𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌃[𐌏]𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌐𐌓𐌏𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌄𐌏𐌃
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
Hoi mēd mitāt Kāvios […]monios Qetios d[ō]nom prō fileōd. - Kavios […]monios Qetios places me here as a gift on behalf of his son.
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
Lavukaleve
Noun
hoi n
- deep sea
Verb
hoi
- (intransitive) go in
- (transitive) put in
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/
Interjection
hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)
- hey; interjection used to call out to people
- Hoi, apa kau buat tu?!
- Hey, what are you doing there?!
Further reading
- “hoi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Pirahã
Adjective
hoi
- toneless rendering of hói
- toneless rendering of hoí
Further reading
Mura-Pirahã Dictionary
Rapa Nui
Etymology
Possibly from English horse.
Noun
hoi
- horse
Derived terms
- pepe hoi
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
Adjective
hoi • (𦤠)
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.- Synonym: hôi
West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/
Interjection
hoi
- hi
Further reading
- “hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011