hoi
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of hoy.
Interjection[edit]
hoi
- A call to gain someone's attention; hey!
- 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 55:
- A hollow groan, unlike anything she had ever heard in her life, came from the front, followed by a shout of "Hoi, there!"
See also[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly a spontaneous alteration of the interjection ho. The use as a joyful exclamation is attested from the 16th century; use as an informal greeting appears only in the 20th century.
Another possibility is the borrowing from English ahoy or Middle English hoy; See also ahoi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
hoi
- (Netherlands, informal) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
- Hoi, hoe gaat het? ― Hey, how's it going?
- (Netherlands, informal) A farewell acknowledging someone's departure, comparable to English goodbye, bye
- Tot morgen. Hoi! ― See you tomorrow. Bye!
- (dated) An exclamation of joy.
- Ik heb een tante in Marokko en die komt, hiep hoi!
- I have an aunt in Morocco and she's coming over, yippee yay!
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of “hey”): doei
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Fembe[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
hoi
References[edit]
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compare Estonian hoi, Ingrian hoi, Karelian hoi, Ludian hoi, and also Swedish hoj, Dutch hoi, English hoy. An interjection that is found in many languages.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
hoi
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “hoi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams[edit]
Galo[edit]
Noun[edit]
hoi
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Interjection[edit]
hoi
- (Southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
- Hoi, wie geht's?
- Hi, what's up?
See also[edit]
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognates include Finnish hoi and Estonian hoi.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oi̯
- Hyphenation: hoi
Interjection[edit]
hoi
- Synonym of hei
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 65
Ladin[edit]
Interjection[edit]
hoi
- (Gherdëina) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
- Hoi, co vala pa?
- Hello, how's it going?
Latin[edit]
Adverb[edit]
hoi (not comparable)
- (Old Latin) here
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
- 𐌇𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌊𐌀𐌖𐌉𐌏𐌔[…]𐌌𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌃[𐌏]𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌐𐌓𐌏𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌄𐌏𐌃
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
Hoi mēd mitāt Kāvios […]monios Qetios d[ō]nom prō fileōd. - Kavios […]monios Qetios places me here as a gift on behalf of his son.
- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
Lavukaleve[edit]
Noun[edit]
hoi n
- deep sea
Verb[edit]
hoi
- (intransitive) go in
- (transitive) put in
Malay[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”). Compare Cantonese 喂 (wai2) or Min Nan 喂 (oeh).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)
Further reading[edit]
- “hoi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*huy”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
Pirahã[edit]
Adjective[edit]
hoi
Further reading[edit]
Rapa Nui[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
hoi
Derived terms[edit]
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective[edit]
hoi (invariable)
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
West Frisian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
hoi
Further reading[edit]
- “hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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