हो

See also: हों

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati

Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti)

Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi)

Old Hindi होइ (hoi)

Hindi हो

Inherited from Old Hindi होइ (hoi), from Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti), from 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati), from Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti, from *bʰuH-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦoː/

Verb

हो • (ho) (Urdu spelling ہو)

1. inflection of होना (honā, “to be”):
   1. stem
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   4. second-person plural present subjunctive
   5. second-person singular present imperative

Konkani

Pronoun

हो • (ho) m (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

1. he (proximal)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘻 (ho), 𑘮𑘰𑘽 (hāṃ), from Sanskrit आम् (ām, “yes”). Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃). Doublet of होय (hoy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦo/

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Interjection

हो • (ho)

1. yes

   Antonym: नाही (nāhī)

   हो, मी भारतीय आहे.

   ho, mī bhārtīy āhe.

   Yes, I am Indian.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “हो”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ām”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɦo]
• Phonetic Devanagari: हो

Interjection

हो • (ho)

1. yes

Verb

हो • (ho)

1. third-person singular low-respect defining present of हुनु (hunu)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• হো (Assamese script)
• ᬳᭀ (Balinese script)
• হো (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰺 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑁄 (Brahmi script)
• ဟော (Burmese script)
• હો (Gujarati script)
• ਹੋ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑍋 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦺꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂷 (Kaithi script)
• ಹೋ (Kannada script)
• ហោ (Khmer script)
• ໂຫ (Lao script)
• ഹോ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠣ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘻 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠣᠸᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧜 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑑀 (Newa script)
• ହୋ (Odia script)
• ꢲꣂ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆾 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖺 (Siddham script)
• හො (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩕 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚴 (Takri script)
• ஹோ (Tamil script)
• హో (Telugu script)
• โห (Thai script)
• ཧོ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒼 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨆 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A natural expression found in many languages, compare English ho.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́w/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦoː/

Interjection

हो • (hó)

1. used in calling a person: ho!
2. expression of surprise

Descendants

• Hindi: हो (ho)

See also

• हे (he)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “हो”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1305, column 3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “hó”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 821
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hṓ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 819
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “ho”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.