होय

See also: हय, हाय, and ह्य

Marathi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦoj/

Interjection

होय • (hoy)

1. yes

   Synonym: हो (ho)

   Antonym: नाही (nāhī)

   होय, मी भारताचा जबाबदार नागरिक आहे.

   hoy, mī bhārtācā jabābdār nāgrik āhe.

   Yes, I am a responsible citizen of India.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “होय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “होय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “होय”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Marwari

Adverb

होय (hoy)

1. yes

Synonyms

• हां (hā̃)

References

• Bhanwar, Lal Suthar, Gahlot, Sukhveer Singh (1998) राजस्थानी-हिन्दी-अंग्रेजी कोश [rājasthānī-hindī-aṅgrejī koś, Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary] (in Hindi), Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press), page 352