hoi
English edit
Etymology edit
Variant of hoy.
Interjection edit
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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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Interjection edit
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 edit
- (antonym(s) of "hey"): doei
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Noun edit
hoi
References edit
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Compare Estonian hoi, Ingrian hoi, Karelian hoi, Ludian hoi, and also Swedish hoj, Dutch hoi, English hoy. An interjection that is found in many languages.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
hoi
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Further reading edit
- “hoi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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hoi
German edit
Etymology edit
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hoi
- (Southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
- Hoi, wie geht's?
- Hi, what's up?
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Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Cognates include Finnish hoi and Estonian hoi.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi̯
- Hyphenation: hoi
Interjection edit
hoi
- Synonym of hei
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 65
Ladin edit
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hoi
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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 edit
Noun edit
hoi n
- deep sea
Verb edit
hoi
- (intransitive) go in
- (transitive) put in
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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).
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Interjection edit
hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)
Further reading edit
- “hoi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*huy”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Pirahã edit
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hoi
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Rapa Nui edit
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hoi
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Audio (Kenya) (file)
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hoi (invariable)
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West Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
hoi
Further reading edit
- “hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011