hoi
English
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/
Audio (file)
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?
- (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
References
- Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hoi]
- Rhymes: -oi
- Hyphenation: hoi
German
Interjection
hoi
- (southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
- Hoi, wie geht's?
Pirahã
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˧]
Adjective
hoi
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West Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhoi̯/
Further reading
- “hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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