हय

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See also: ह्य, होय, and हाय

Konkani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃) and Marathi होय (hoy).

Pronunciation

Interjection

हय • (hay) (Latin script hoi, Kannada script ಹಯ್)

  1. yes (affirmative response particle)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyos (“horse”). Cognate with Old Armenian ձի (ji, “horse”).

Pronunciation

Noun

हय • (háya) stem, m

  1. a horse
    Synonym: अश्व (áśva)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हय (háya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हयः
háyaḥ 		हयौ / हया¹
háyau / háyā¹ 		हयाः / हयासः¹
háyāḥ / háyāsaḥ¹
Vocative हय
háya 		हयौ / हया¹
háyau / háyā¹ 		हयाः / हयासः¹
háyāḥ / háyāsaḥ¹
Accusative हयम्
háyam 		हयौ / हया¹
háyau / háyā¹ 		हयान्
háyān
Instrumental हयेन
háyena 		हयाभ्याम्
háyābhyām 		हयैः / हयेभिः¹
háyaiḥ / háyebhiḥ¹
Dative हयाय
háyāya 		हयाभ्याम्
háyābhyām 		हयेभ्यः
háyebhyaḥ
Ablative हयात्
háyāt 		हयाभ्याम्
háyābhyām 		हयेभ्यः
háyebhyaḥ
Genitive हयस्य
háyasya 		हययोः
háyayoḥ 		हयानाम्
háyānām
Locative हये
háye 		हययोः
háyayoḥ 		हयेषु
háyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Tamil: ஹயம் (hayam), Tamil: அயம் (ayam)
  • → Telugu: హయము (hayamu)

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “haya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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