uy

See also: Uy, UY, .uy, üy, uÿ, and uþ-

Cebuano

Interjection

uy

1. expression of surprise
2. used to catch someone's attention
3. expression of acknowledgment of someone, whose name one cannot be remembered right away

Chiquimulilla

Noun

uy

1. water

References

• Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

Hiligaynon

Interjection

úy

1. (contempt or disgust) fie, nonsense

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈui/ [ˈui̯]
• Rhymes: -ui
• Syllabification: uy

Interjection

uy

1. oh, oops
2. Alternative spelling of huy

Further reading

• “uy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Probably a variation of oy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuj/, [ˈʔuɪ̯]

Interjection

uy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔)

1. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!

   Uy, tingnan mo 'to!

   Hey, look at this!

2. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!

   Uy! 'Wag!

   Hey! Stop!

3. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of oy: an informal greeting: hey!

   Uy! Kamusta?

   Hey! How are you?

4. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of oy: an expression of surprise: hey!

   Uy! Bago 'to ah!

   Hey! This is new!

Related terms

• huy

 

Tarao

Alternative forms

• ui

Noun

uy (plural uyay)

1. dog

References

• Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *eb.

Noun

uy (plural uylar)

1. home
2. house

Declension

Declension of uy

	singular	plural
nominative	uy	uylar
genitive	uyning	uylarning
dative	uyga	uylarga
definite accusative	uyni	uylarni
locative	uyda	uylarda
ablative	uydan	uylardan

Possessive forms of uy

my	singular	plural
nominative	uyim	uylarim
genitive	uyimning	uylarimning
dative	uyimga	uylarimga
definite accusative	uyimni	uylarimni
locative	uyimda	uylarimda
ablative	uyimdan	uylarimdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	uying	uylaring
genitive	uyingning	uylaringning
dative	uyingga	uylaringga
definite accusative	uyingni	uylaringni
locative	uyingda	uylaringda
ablative	uyingdan	uylaringdan
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	uyi	uylari
genitive	uyining	uylarining
dative	uyiga	uylariga
definite accusative	uyini	uylarini
locative	uyida	uylarida
ablative	uyidan	uylaridan
our	singular	plural
nominative	uyimiz	uylarimiz
genitive	uyimizning	uylarimizning
dative	uyimizga	uylarimizga
definite accusative	uyimizni	uylarimizni
locative	uyimizda	uylarimizda
ablative	uyimizdan	uylarimizdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	uyingiz	uylaringiz
genitive	uyingizning	uylaringizning
dative	uyingizga	uylaringizga
definite accusative	uyingizni	uylaringizni
locative	uyingizda	uylaringizda
ablative	uyingizdan	uylaringizdan
their	singular	plural
nominative	uyi	uylari
genitive	uyining	uylarining
dative	uyiga	uylariga
definite accusative	uyini	uylarini
locative	uyida	uylarida
ablative	uyidan	uylaridan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 威. Doublet of oai.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)wɪj˧˧]

Noun

uy

1. majestic demeanor
2. power; influence; authority

See also

Derived terms

• uy nghiêm
• uy phong