হায়

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हायि (hāyi, exclamation in musical chants). Cognate with Odia ହାୟ୍ (hāy)‌, Hindi हाय (hāy)‌, Punjabi ਹਾਏ (hāē), Gujarati હાય (hāya), Marathi हाय (hāy).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hae̯/, [hae̯]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /hae̯/, [hae̯]

Interjection

হায় • (haẏ)

1. (nautical) alas, ho, oh, ah; used to express emotion, sorrow, regret, compassion or grief.

Derived terms

• হায়রে (haẏore)
• আয় হায় (aẏ haẏ)