hai

Translingual

Symbol

hai

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Haida.

English

Etymology

A purposeful misspelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯/

Interjection

hai

1. (Internet slang) Hi.
   • 2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health‎:

     As her famously no-BS longtime PT Don Saladino, who has a next-level celeb roster (oh HAIII, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt!), told WH: ‘It’s about improving your body’s resilience and energy […] making sure we’re optimising everything we do’.

Anagrams

• AIH, HIA, ahi

'Are'are

Numeral

hai

1. four

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Adzera

Interjection

hai

1. yes

Angor

Noun

hai

1. fire

References

• Robert Lee Litteral, Features of Angor Discourse (1980)

Asturian

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

Estonian

Etymology

< Swedish haj (“shark”), < Dutch haai (“shark”)

Noun

hai (genitive hai, partitive haid)

1. shark

Declension

Synonyms

• haikala

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯/,
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Syllabification^(key): hai

Etymology 1

< Swedish haj (“shark”) < Dutch haai (“shark”) < Old Norse hákarl (“shark”)

Noun

hai

1. shark

Declension

Synonyms

• haikala

Derived terms

Further reading

• “1. hai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

< English high < high card

Noun

hai

1. (poker) high card

Usage notes

Often preceded with the rank of the high card, such as ässähai for "ace high (card)".

Declension

Coordinate terms

• pari, kaksi paria, neljän suora, neljän väri, kolmoset, suora, väri, täyskäsi, neloset, viitoset, värisuora, kuningasvärisuora

Further reading

• “2. hai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• hia, iha

French

Verb

hai

1. first-person singular present active indicative of havoir

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese hay, from ha + y, "there is".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

hai

1. (reintegrationist norm, less recommended) third-person singular present indicative of haver
2. (impersonal) third-person singular present indicative of haber (there is, there are)

   Hai dous nomes diferentes. ― There are two different names.

Further reading

• “aver” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “hay ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “haber” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.

Garo

Interjection

hai

1. let us, 1st person plural imperative

   Hai an·ching nokona re·anga

   Let's go home

German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯/

Pronoun

hai m

1. (also Märkisch, Sauerländisch, East Pomeranian in Brazil) he

   [Brazilian] Hai sit dicht am füür.

   He is sitting next to the fire.

See also

• hei

(Sauerländisch)

• ik (“I”)
• diu (“thou, you (sg.)”)
• iämme (rarely iäme) (“him (dat.)”)
• iänne (“him (dat., acc.)”)
• sai (“she; her (acc.)”)
• iär (“her (dat.)”)
• et (“it”)
• sai (“they”)

(Brazilian)

• ik (“I”)
• duu (“thou, you (sg.)”)
• wij (“we”)
• jij (“you (pl.)”)
• sai (“they”)

Further reading

• Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today, vol. 248), 2019, p. 103

Guaraní

Verb

hai

1. to write

Conjugation

Gwich'in

hai

1. Alternative spelling of hąįʼ

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ/

Interjection

hai

1. hi

Further reading

• “hai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Alternative forms

• ài (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj/
• Homophone: ai
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: hài

Verb

hai

1. second-person singular present indicative of avere

Anagrams

• ahi

Japanese

Romanization

hai

1. Rōmaji transcription of はい

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

• hāi

Etymology

From Dutch hij. Cognates include Afrikaans hy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai/, /hɛi/

Pronoun

hai

1. Alternative form of hāi.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯/
• Rhymes: -ai̯

Etymology 1

Clipping of wahai.

Interjection

hai (Jawi spelling هاي)

1. Used to call out to people.

   Hai orang-orang yang beriman!

   Oh, people who believe!

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hi.

Interjection

hai (Jawi spelling هاي)

1. (informal) Used as a greeting; hi.

   Synonyms: helo, assalamualaikum

   Hai, tengah buat apa ni?

   Hi, whatcha doing?

Further reading

• “hai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mandarin

Romanization

hai

1. Nonstandard spelling of hāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of hái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hài.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maori

Noun

hai

1. ace (card)

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hai (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of haye (“hunting net”)

Etymology 2

Interjection

hai

1. Alternative form of hey (“hey”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hai (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of hey (“hay”)

Etymology 4

Noun

hai (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)

Etymology 5

Verb

hai

1. Alternative form of haven (“to have”)

Navajo

Alternative forms

• xai (in older Americanist literature)

Etymology

From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy. Related to the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio (NV)

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Noun

hai

1. winter

   Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh. ― It’s usually cold in the winter.

Derived terms

• haidą́ą́ʼ (“last winter”)
• haigo (“in winter”)
• haiʼííłnííʼ (“midwinter”)
• dííghaaí (“this winter”)

See also

Ngaju

Adjective

hai

1. big

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

hai

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Dutch haai.

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haier, definite plural haiene)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

hai

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Dutch haai, from Old Norse hár, whence also hå.

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haiar, definite plural haiane)

1. a shark

   Synonym: hå

References

• “hai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Okinawan

Romanization

hai

1. Rōmaji transcription of はい

Romanian

Etymology

Clipping of haide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• audio

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Interjection

hai

1. (with subjunctives) let's

   hai să mergem

   let's go

Usage notes

Hai is a word expressing inclination toward an action. It is often used to introduce suggestions, such as that in the given example.

Related terms

• haide, haidem, haideți, haios

Romansch

Alternative forms

• hei (Puter, Vallader)

Interjection

hai

1. (Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation)

Derived terms

• bainschi hai

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Sursilvan) gie, (Sursilvan) bein
• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, schi

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai/
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: hai

Verb

hai

1. (archaic, impersonal third-person singular indicative present of haber) there is, there are

   Synonym: hay

   Hai dos tiendas que venden películas.

   There are two stores that sell films.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Adjective

hai (invariable)

1. alive (not dead)
2. organic (living)

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key):
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋaːjᴬ; cognate with Lao ຫງາຍ (ngāi), Shan ငၢႆ (ngǎai), Thai หงาย (ngǎai).

Noun

hai (胎)

1. moon

Etymology 2

Verb

hai

1. to lay eggs
2. to macerate

References

• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
• Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
• Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎ (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with West Makian fai (“millipede”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.i/

Noun

hai

1. centipede

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hi.

Interjection

hai

1. hello

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣai/

Noun

hai

1. tree

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
• Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key):
• (Huế) IPA^(key):
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key):

• Audio (Hà Nội)

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar (or some variant presented by Proto-Palaungic *ləʔaːr, Khasi ar, Central Nicobarese âṅ; Shorto reconstructed Pre-Mon-Khmer *biʔaar). Cognate with Muong hal, Khmer ពីរ (pii), Bahnar 'bar, Pacoh bar, Khasi ar, Mon ၜါ (ba).

Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *huːɲ (“to kiss”) (> Vietnamese hôn), *heːt (“finished”) (> Vietnamese hết), *hanʔ (“he, she, it”) (> Vietnamese hắn), *hoːj (“foul-smelling”) (> Vietnamese hôi), *tŋ-ʔaːm (> Vietnamese hàm, Late Vietic), *hɔːŋʔ (“river, brook”), *haːŋʔ (“to open (mouth)”).

Numeral

hai (𠄩, 咍, 台)

1. two

Adjective

hai • (𠄩, 咍, 台)

1. (Southern Vietnam, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn

   Synonym: cả

   anh/chị hai ― eldest brother/sister

   bác hai ― eldest brother/sister of one's parent

See also

• nhị; nhì

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hi (“hello”).

Further reinforced/contaminated by the coincidental usage of "two" (see etymology above) fingers when making V sign, therefore Vietnamese speakers would likely make V signs when being told to say "hai"/hi when photographed.

Interjection

hai!

1. cheese! (said while being photographed)

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 是 (shì).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

hai

1. to be; the copula:
   1. Indicates that the subject and object are the same.

      je ngu-de huaiqa hai-yek.

      As for this, it is my book.

      (Quoted in Sandman, p. 133)

   2. Indicates that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or predicate adjective.

      shetek bin~bin-de hai-li.

      The rock is cold.

      (Quoted in Sandman, p. 133)

   Antonym: bai

See also

• yek (“to be at; to exist”)

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 開 (MC khoj).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /haːi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: hai¹
• Hyphenation: hai

Verb

hai (Sawndip forms 𢵱 or 亥 or 海 or 𰿿, 1957–1982 spelling hai)

1. to open

Zou

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧/

Noun

hai

1. mango

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧˥/

Verb

hái

1. (intransitive) to chew
2. (transitive) to skim off

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧˩/

Noun

hài

1. cup

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧˩/

Verb

hài

1. (transitive) to forget

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62