হায়

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हायि (hāyi), an onomatopoeic expression (compare হা (ha)). Cognate with Odia ହାୟ୍ (hāy)‌, Hindi हाय (hāy)‌, Punjabi ਹਾਏ (hāē), Gujarati હાય (hāya), Marathi हाय (hāy).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /hae̯/, [hae̯]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /hae̯/, [hae̯]
• (Vanga) IPA^(key): /hae̯/, [hae̯]
• (Varendra) IPA^(key): /hae̯/, [hae̯]

Interjection

হায় • (haẏ)

1. (nautical) alas, ho, oh, ah; (expressing emotion, sorrow, regret, compassion or grief)

Derived terms

• হায়রে (haẏre)
• আয় হায় (aẏ haẏ)