huig

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch huch, huuch, huych, borrowed through Middle High German from Middle Low German hûk. Of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly borrowed from North Germanic, or possibly from a variant of Proto-Germanic *hūbǭ (“head covering”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -œy̯x

• Audio:

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Noun

huig f (plural huigen, diminutive huigje n)

1. uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “huig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Old English

Alternative forms

• hui

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Latin heu (“ay! oh! alas!”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxu.ij/, [ˈhu.ij]

Interjection

huiġ

1. hey
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Huig, hū færst þū?

     Hey, how's it going?

See also

• ēa
• ēalā
• euwā
• weġ (interjection)
• weġ lā