hai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"

English

Etymology

A purposeful misspelling.

Interjection

hai

1. (Internet slang) hi

Anagrams

• AIH, HIA, ahi

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'Are'are

Numeral

hai

1. four

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

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Adzera

Interjection

hai

1. yes

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Angor

Noun

hai

1. fire

References

• Robert Lee Litteral, Features of Angor Discourse (1980)

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Asturian

Verb

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

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Estonian

Etymology

< Swedish haj (“shark”), < Dutch haai (“shark”)

Noun

hai (genitive hai, partitive haid)

1. shark

Declension

Declension of hai (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hai	haid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hai
genitive			haide
partitive		haid	haisid
illative		haisse	haidesse
inessive		hais	haides
elative		haist	haidest
allative		haile	haidele
adessive		hail	haidel
ablative		hailt	haidelt
translative		haiks	haideks
terminative		haini	haideni
essive		haina	haidena
abessive		haita	haideta
comitative		haiga	haidega

Synonyms

• haikala

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Hyphenation: hai

Declension

Inflection of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		hai	hait
genitive		hain	haiden haitten
partitive		haita	haita
illative		haihin	haihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hai	hait
accusative	nom.	hai	hait
	gen.	hain
genitive		hain	haiden haitten
partitive		haita	haita
inessive		haissa	haissa
elative		haista	haista
illative		haihin	haihin
adessive		hailla	hailla
ablative		hailta	hailta
allative		haille	haille
essive		haina	haina
translative		haiksi	haiksi
abessive		haitta	haitta
instructive		—	hain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haini haini accusative nom. haini haini gen. haini genitive haini haideni haitteni partitive haitani haitani inessive haissani haissani elative haistani haistani illative haihini haihini adessive haillani haillani ablative hailtani hailtani allative hailleni hailleni essive hainani hainani translative haikseni haikseni abessive haittani haittani instructive — — comitative — haineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haisi haisi accusative nom. haisi haisi gen. haisi genitive haisi haidesi haittesi partitive haitasi haitasi inessive haissasi haissasi elative haistasi haistasi illative haihisi haihisi adessive haillasi haillasi ablative hailtasi hailtasi allative haillesi haillesi essive hainasi hainasi translative haiksesi haiksesi abessive haittasi haittasi instructive — — comitative — hainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haimme haimme accusative nom. haimme haimme gen. haimme genitive haimme haidemme haittemme partitive haitamme haitamme inessive haissamme haissamme elative haistamme haistamme illative haihimme haihimme adessive haillamme haillamme ablative hailtamme hailtamme allative haillemme haillemme essive hainamme hainamme translative haiksemme haiksemme abessive haittamme haittamme instructive — — comitative — hainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hainne hainne accusative nom. hainne hainne gen. hainne genitive hainne haidenne haittenne partitive haitanne haitanne inessive haissanne haissanne elative haistanne haistanne illative haihinne haihinne adessive haillanne haillanne ablative hailtanne hailtanne allative haillenne haillenne essive hainanne hainanne translative haiksenne haiksenne abessive haittanne haittanne instructive — — comitative — hainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hainsa hainsa accusative nom. hainsa hainsa gen. hainsa genitive hainsa haidensa haittensa partitive haitaan haitansa haitaan haitansa inessive haissaan haissansa haissaan haissansa elative haistaan haistansa haistaan haistansa illative haihinsa haihinsa adessive haillaan haillansa haillaan haillansa ablative hailtaan hailtansa hailtaan hailtansa allative hailleen haillensa hailleen haillensa essive hainaan hainansa hainaan hainansa translative haikseen haiksensa haikseen haiksensa abessive haittaan haittansa haittaan haittansa instructive — — comitative — haineen hainensa

Etymology 1

< Swedish haj (“shark”) < Dutch haai (“shark”) < Old Norse hákarl (“shark”)

Noun

hai

1. shark

Synonyms

• haikala

Compounds

compounds

• australiankissahai
• australiansarvihai
• biljardihai
• epolettihai
• gangesinhai
• gekkohai
• haibarbi
• haikala
• hainevä
• harmaahai
• härkähai
• isovasarahai
• jättiläishai
• jäähai
• korttihai

• lohihai
• makohai
• makrillihai
• okapartahai
• piikkihai
• pikkuhai
• pistepunahai
• pörssihai
• raitakoirahai
• rengashai
• ruskohai
• sahahai
• sarvihai
• seeprahai
• sumuhai

• sysihai
• tiikerhai
• tiikerihai
• torpedohai
• täpläpallohai
• täpläpartahai
• täpläpunahai
• ulappakettuhai
• valashai
• valkoevähai
• valkohai
• valkopilkkahai
• vasarahai
• verkkopartahai
• ässähai

Etymology 2

< English high < high card

Noun

hai

1. (poker) high card

Usage notes

Often preceded with the rank of the high card, such as ässähai for "ace high (card)".

Coordinate terms

• pari, kaksi paria, neljän suora, neljän väri, kolmoset, suora, väri, täyskäsi, neloset, viitoset, värisuora, kuningasvärisuora

Anagrams

• iha

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French

Verb

hai

1. first-person singular present active indicative of havoir

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Galician

Alternative forms

• ha

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

   Hai dous nomes diferentes. — "There are two different names."

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ/

Interjection

hai

1. hi

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai̯/
• Homophone: ai

Verb

hai

1. second-person singular present indicative of avere

Anagrams

• ahi

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Japanese

Romanization

hai

1. Rōmaji transcription of はい

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Jersey Dutch

Etymology

Cognate to Dutch hij (“he”). Compare German Low German hei (“he”).

Pronoun

hai

1. he
   • 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:

     Hai waz nît tevrêde täus […]

     He was not content at home […]

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Mandarin

Romanization

hai

1. Nonstandard spelling of hāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of hái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hài.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hai (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of haye (“hunting net”)

Etymology 2

Interjection

hai

1. Alternative form of hey (“hey”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hai (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of hey (“hay”)

Etymology 4

Noun

hai (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)

Etymology 5

Verb

hai

1. Alternative form of haven (“to have”)

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Navajo

Alternative forms

• xai (in older Americanist literature)

Etymology

From the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɑj]

• Audio (NV):

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Noun

hai

1. winter

   Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh. ― It’s usually cold in the winter.

Derived terms

• haidą́ą́ʼ (“last winter”)
• haigo (“in winter”)
• haiʼííłnííʼ (“midwinter”)
• dííghaaí (“this winter”)

See also

Seasons in Navajo · (layout · text) · category
daan (“spring”)	shį́ (“summer”)	aakʼeed (“autumn”)	hai (“winter”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haier, definite plural haiene)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haiar, definite plural haiane)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Okinawan

Romanization

1. Template:ryu-romanization of

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haj]

• audio:

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Interjection

hai

1. (with subjunctives) let's

   hai să mergem

   let's go

Usage notes

Hai is a word expressing inclination toward an action. It is often used to introduce suggestions, such as that in the given example.

Related terms

• haide, haidem, haideți

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Puter, Vallader) hei

Interjection

hai

1. (Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation)

Derived terms

• bainschi hai

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Sursilvan) gie, (Sursilvan) bein
• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, schi

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai/ [ˈai̯]

Verb

hai

1. (Chile) Informal second-person singular (vos) present indicative form of haber.
2. (archaic, impersonal third-person singular indicative present of haber) there is, there are

   Hai dos tiendas que venden películas.

   There are two stores that sell films.

Synonyms

• (impersonal form of haber): hay

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Swahili

Adjective

hai (invariable)

1. alive (not dead)
2. organic (living)

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hi.

Interjection

hai

1. hello

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Vietnamese

Vietnamese cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : hai     Ordinal : thứ nhì, thứ hai

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar (or some variant presented by Proto-Palaungic *lʔaar, Khasi ar, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] âṅ; Shorto reconstructed Pre-Mon-Khmer *biʔaar). An /h/ appeared in a similar manner to hết and hắn. Cognate with Muong hal, Khmer ពីរ (pii), Bahnar 'bar, Pacoh bar, Khasi ar, Mon ၜါ (ba).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]

Numeral

hai (台, 𠄩)

1. two

Adjective

hai • (台, 𠄩)

1. (Southern Vietnam, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn

   anh/chị hai

   eldest brother/sister

   bác hai

   eldest brother/sister of one's parent

   Synonym: cả

Derived terms

• cả hai (“both”)
• tháng hai (“February”)
• thứ hai (“Monday”)

See also

• nhị
• nhì

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Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 開 (MC khoj).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /haːi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: hai¹
• Hyphenation: hai

Noun

hai (1957–1982 spelling hai)

1. to open