hoi

See also: Hoi, hói, hỏi, hơi, hội, Hợi, and hoʻi

English

Article

hoi

1. Only used in hoi polloi

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Dutch

Etymology

Possibly a spontaneous alteration of the interjection ho. The use as a joyful exclamation is attested from the 16th century; use as an informal greeting appears only in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔi̯
• IPA^(key): /ɦɔi̯/

• Audio:

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Interjection

hoi

1. (Netherlands, informal) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi

   Hoi, hoe gaat het? — Hey, how's it going?

2. (dated) An exclamation of joy.

   Ik heb een tante in Marokko en die komt, hiep hoi!

   I have an aunt in Morocco and she's coming over, yippee yay!

Antonyms

• doei

Derived terms

• hoihoi

Related terms

• hallo
• goedemorgen
• goede dag
• goedenavond

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Fembe

Alternative forms

• hwɔ̃e

Noun

hoi

1. water

References

• Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -oi
• Hyphenation: hoi

Interjection

1. ohoy, hey

   hoi te siellä! — hey you there!

Anagrams

• hio, iho, ohi, ohi-

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German

Etymology

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Interjection

1. (Southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence

   Hoi, wie geht's?

See also

• hallo
• guten Morgen
• guten Tag
• guten Abend
• grüezi
• servus

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Lavukaleve

Noun

hoi n

1. deep sea

Verb

hoi

1. (intransitive) go in
2. (transitive) put in

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Pirahã

Adjective

hoi

1. toneless rendering of hói
2. toneless rendering of hoí

Further reading

Mura-Pirahã Dictionary

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

Possibly from English horse.

Noun

hoi

1. horse

Derived terms

• pepe hoi

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

hoi • (𦤠)

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   Synonym: hôi

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West Frisian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoi̯/

Interjection

hoi

1. hi

Further reading

• “hoi”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011