huy

huy

1. water

• Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)

huy

1. then, next; for; because (sentential adverb; used especially to introduce sentences in long narratives, often in combination with other sentential adverbs)

huy

1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

Old French hui.

huy

1. today

• French: hui (obsolete)

Inherited from Assamese শো (xü), from Sanskrit स्वपति (svapati).

huy

1. sleep

From Latin hui.

• IPA^(key): /ˈui/
• Rhymes: -ui
• Syllabification: huy

¡huy!

1. expression of pain, anguish, fright

• uy

• “huy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Probably a variation of hoy.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhuj/
• Rhymes: -uj
• Syllabification: huy

huy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜁ)

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

   Huy! Gising ka na!

   Hey! Wake up already!

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

   Huy, hindi ako ang kumuha ng pera mo!

   Hey, it's not me who took your money!

• Compared to hoy which can be perceived as disrespectful in some contexts, the expression huy is perceived as more low-key, thus more casual.

From Ottoman Turkish خوی (huy), from Persian خو (xu).

• IPA^(key): /huj/

huy (definite accusative huyu, plural huylar)

1. temperament
2. habit

• huylu (“fidgety; jumpy; suspicious”)

  çok huylu bir at ― a fidgety horse

• huysuz (“quarrelsome”)
• huylu huyundan vazgeçmez (“old habits die hard, dyed-in-the-wool”)
• huyuna suyuna gitmek (“to be tactful and / or diplomatic”)