हाय

See also: हय, होय, and ह्य

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit हायि (hāyi). Cognate with Punjabi ਹਾਏ (hāe), Gujarati હાય (hāya), Marathi हाय (hāy).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɦɑːj/

Interjection

हाय • (hāy)

alas!
हाय-हाय! ― hāy-hāy! ― alas!

Noun

हाय • (hāy) f

an exclamation of distress; a sigh

Declension

Declension of हाय
	Singular	Plural
Direct	हाय (hāy)	हायें (hāyẽ)
Oblique	हाय (hāy)	हायों (hāyõ)
Vocative	हाय (hāy)	हायो (hāyo)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hāyi (14058)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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