huy

Jutiapa

Noun

huy

1. water

References

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

Lushootseed

Adverb

huy

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

Middle English

Pronoun

huy

1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

Middle French

Etymology

Old French hui.

Adverb

huy

1. today

Descendants

• French: hui (obsolete)

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

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

Verb

huy

1. sleep

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hui.

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

¡huy!

1. expression of pain, anguish, fright

Alternative forms

• uy

Further reading

• “huy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Etymology

Probably a variation of hoy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuj/,

Interjection

huy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

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!

Usage notes

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

Related terms

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huj/

Noun

huy (definite accusative huyu, plural huylar)

1. temperament
2. habit

Declension

Derived terms

• 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”)