hoi

See also: Hoi, hói, hỏi, hơi, hội, Hợi, and hoʻi

English

Article

hoi

  1. Only used in hoi polloi

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.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔi̯
  • IPA(key): /ɦɔi̯/
  • (file)

Interjection

hoi

  1. (Netherlands, informal) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
    Hoi, hoe gaat het? — Hey, how's it going?
  2. (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

Derived terms


Fembe

Alternative forms

  • hwɔ̃e

Noun

hoi

  1. water

References


Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hoi]
  • Rhymes: -oi
  • Hyphenation: hoi

Interjection

hoi

  1. ohoy, hey
    hoi te siellä! — hey you there!

Anagrams


German

Etymology

Interjection

hoi

  1. (southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
    Hoi, wie geht's?

See also


Lavukaleve

Noun

hoi n

  1. deep sea

Verb

hoi

  1. (intransitive) go in
  2. (transitive) put in

Pirahã

Adjective

hoi

  1. toneless rendering of hói
  2. toneless rendering of hoí

Further reading

Mura-Pirahã Dictionary


Rapa Nui

Etymology

Possibly from English horse.

Noun

hoi

  1. horse

Derived terms


Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Adjective

hoi

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/

Interjection

hoi

  1. hi

Further reading

  • hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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