हाय

See also: हय, होय, and ह्य

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हायि (hāyi). Cognate with Punjabi ਹਾਏ (hāē), Gujarati હાય (hāya), Marathi हाय (hāy).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɦɑːj/, [ɦäːj]

Interjection

हाय • (hāy) (Urdu spelling ہائے)

1. alas!

   हाय-हाय! ― hāy-hāy! ― alas!

Noun

हाय • (hāy) f (Urdu spelling ہائے)

1. an exclamation of distress; a sigh

Declension

Declension of हाय (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हाय hāy	हायें hāyẽ
oblique	हाय hāy	हायों hāyõ
vocative	हाय hāy	हायो hāyo

References

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