See also: öi

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ui̯]
  • Audio:(file)

Interjection

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oei

  1. an expression of uncertainty or mild shock; similar to wow, oh dear, oh my, oy.

Southeast Ambrym

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

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oei

  1. water

References

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  • Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976)
  • ABVD