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English
Etymology
Variant of hoy.
Interjection
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
Dutch
Etymology
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
Interjection
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
- (antonym(s) of “hey”): doei
Derived terms
Related terms
Fembe
Alternative forms
Noun
hoi
- water
References
Finnish
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Interjection
hoi
- ahoy, hey
hoi te siellä!- hey you there!
Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
Anagrams
Galo
Noun
hoi
- salt deposit, salt lick
German
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Interjection
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
Ingrian
Etymology
Cognates include Finnish hoi and Estonian hoi.
Pronunciation
Interjection
hoi
- Synonym of hei
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 65
Ladin
Interjection
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
Adverb
hoi (not comparable)
- (Old Latin) here
- 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I2 2658; image (page 18)):
𐌇𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌊𐌀𐌖𐌉𐌏𐌔[…]𐌌𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌃[𐌏]𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌐𐌓𐌏𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌄𐌏𐌃- HOIMEDMITATKAVIOSMONIOSQETIOSDNOMPROFILEOD
Hoi mēd mitāt Kāvios monios Qetios dnom prō fileōd. - Kavios monios Qetios places me here as a gift on behalf of his son.
Lavukaleve
Noun
hoi n
- deep sea
Verb
hoi
- (intransitive) go in
- (transitive) put in
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Interjection
hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)
- hey; interjection used to call out to people
Hoi, apa kau buat tu?!- Hey, what are you doing there?!
Further reading
- “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
Adjective
hoi
- toneless rendering of hói
- toneless rendering of hoí
Further reading
Mura-Pirahã Dictionary
Rapa Nui
Etymology
Possibly from English horse.
Noun
hoi
- horse
Derived terms
Swahili
Pronunciation
Adjective
hoi (invariable)
- helpless, exhausted, critically ill
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Adjective
hoi • (𦤠)
- smelly, foul
- Synonym: hôi
West Frisian
Pronunciation
Interjection
hoi
- hi
Further reading
- “hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011