See also: ह्य, होय, and हाय

Konkani edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃) and Marathi होय (hoy).

Pronunciation edit

Interjection edit

हय (hay) (Latin script hoi, Kannada script ಹಯ್)

  1. yes (affirmative response particle)

Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyos (horse). Cognate with Old Armenian ձի (ji, horse).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

हय (háya) stemm

  1. a horse
    Synonym: अश्व (áśva)

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of हय (háya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हयः
háyaḥ
हयौ / हया¹
háyau / háyā¹
हयाः / हयासः¹
háyāḥ / háyāsaḥ¹
Vocative हय
háya
हयौ / हया¹
háyau / háyā¹
हयाः / हयासः¹
háyāḥ / háyāsaḥ¹
Accusative हयम्
háyam
हयौ / हया¹
háyau / háyā¹
हयान्
háyān
Instrumental हयेन
háyena
हयाभ्याम्
háyābhyām
हयैः / हयेभिः¹
háyaiḥ / háyebhiḥ¹
Dative हयाय
háyāya
हयाभ्याम्
háyābhyām
हयेभ्यः
háyebhyaḥ
Ablative हयात्
háyāt
हयाभ्याम्
háyābhyām
हयेभ्यः
háyebhyaḥ
Genitive हयस्य
háyasya
हययोः
háyayoḥ
हयानाम्
háyānām
Locative हये
háye
हययोः
háyayoḥ
हयेषु
háyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Tamil: ஹயம் (hayam), Tamil: அயம் (ayam)
  • Telugu: హయము (hayamu)

Further reading edit

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “haya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.