हय

See also: ह्य, होय, and हाय

Konkani

Etymology

(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

• IPA^(key): [həj]

Interjection

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

1. yes (affirmative response particle)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• হয় (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬬ (Balinese script)
• হয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဟယ (Burmese script)
• હય (Gujarati script)
• ਹਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಹಯ (Kannada script)
• ហយ (Khmer script)
• ຫຍ (Lao script)
• ഹയ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐫 (Newa script)
• ହଯ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖧 (Siddham script)
• හය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚣 (Takri script)
• ஹய (Tamil script)
• హయ (Telugu script)
• หย (Thai script)
• ཧ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐ.jɐ/

Noun

हय • (háya) stem, m

1. a horse

   Synonym: अश्व (áśva)

Declension

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

• हयग्रीव (hayagrīva, “horse necked”)

Descendants

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

Further reading

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