hui

See also huī, huí, huǐ, and huì

English

Etymology

Maori

Noun

hui (plural huis)

1. (New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ui

Interjection

hui

1. oh! (an exclamation cried when scared)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɥi/

Etymology

From Latin hodiē.

Adverb

hui

1. (obsolete) today

Usage notes

• only used in contemporary French in the noun aujourd'hui

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German

Interjection

hui

1. an exclamation of pleasant surprise

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Latin

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhui/

Interjection

hui!

1. ho!, my word! (expressing surprise)
2. ooh!, aah! (expressing admiration)

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Mandarin

Romanization

hui

1. Nonstandard spelling of huī.
2. Nonstandard spelling of huí.
3. Nonstandard spelling of huǐ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of huì.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

See also

• -huì

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Northern Sami

Adverb

hui

1. very

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin hodiē.

Noun

hui m

1. today

Descendants

• French: aujourd'hui

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Spanish

Verb

hui (infinitive huir)

1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of huir.