hoki

See also: hōki, høki, ħoki, and Hōki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori hoki (“blue grenadier”).

Noun

hoki (plural hoki)

1. The blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), a merluccid hake.
   • 1995 December 26, William J. Broad, “Creatures of the Deep Find Their Way to the Table”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish.

Anagrams

• Hiko, hoik, Khoi

Estonian

Noun

hoki (genitive hoki, partitive hokit)

1. hockey (the sport)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoki/, [ˈho̞k̟i]
• Rhymes: -oki
• Syllabification^(key): ho‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): ho‧ki

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Māori hoki (“blue grenadier”).

Noun

hoki

1. blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), a merluccid hake

   Synonym: sinihoki

Declension

Inflection of hoki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		hoki	hokit
genitive		hokin	hokien
partitive		hokia	hokeja
illative		hokiin	hokeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hoki	hokit
accusative	nom.	hoki	hokit
	gen.	hokin
genitive		hokin	hokien
partitive		hokia	hokeja
inessive		hokissa	hokeissa
elative		hokista	hokeista
illative		hokiin	hokeihin
adessive		hokilla	hokeilla
ablative		hokilta	hokeilta
allative		hokille	hokeille
essive		hokina	hokeina
translative		hokiksi	hokeiksi
abessive		hokitta	hokeitta
instructive		—	hokein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hoki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hokini hokini accusative nom. hokini hokini gen. hokini genitive hokini hokieni partitive hokiani hokejani inessive hokissani hokeissani elative hokistani hokeistani illative hokiini hokeihini adessive hokillani hokeillani ablative hokiltani hokeiltani allative hokilleni hokeilleni essive hokinani hokeinani translative hokikseni hokeikseni abessive hokittani hokeittani instructive — — comitative — hokeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hokisi hokisi accusative nom. hokisi hokisi gen. hokisi genitive hokisi hokiesi partitive hokiasi hokejasi inessive hokissasi hokeissasi elative hokistasi hokeistasi illative hokiisi hokeihisi adessive hokillasi hokeillasi ablative hokiltasi hokeiltasi allative hokillesi hokeillesi essive hokinasi hokeinasi translative hokiksesi hokeiksesi abessive hokittasi hokeittasi instructive — — comitative — hokeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hokimme hokimme accusative nom. hokimme hokimme gen. hokimme genitive hokimme hokiemme partitive hokiamme hokejamme inessive hokissamme hokeissamme elative hokistamme hokeistamme illative hokiimme hokeihimme adessive hokillamme hokeillamme ablative hokiltamme hokeiltamme allative hokillemme hokeillemme essive hokinamme hokeinamme translative hokiksemme hokeiksemme abessive hokittamme hokeittamme instructive — — comitative — hokeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hokinne hokinne accusative nom. hokinne hokinne gen. hokinne genitive hokinne hokienne partitive hokianne hokejanne inessive hokissanne hokeissanne elative hokistanne hokeistanne illative hokiinne hokeihinne adessive hokillanne hokeillanne ablative hokiltanne hokeiltanne allative hokillenne hokeillenne essive hokinanne hokeinanne translative hokiksenne hokeiksenne abessive hokittanne hokeittanne instructive — — comitative — hokeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hokinsa hokinsa accusative nom. hokinsa hokinsa gen. hokinsa genitive hokinsa hokiensa partitive hokiaan hokiansa hokejaan hokejansa inessive hokissaan hokissansa hokeissaan hokeissansa elative hokistaan hokistansa hokeistaan hokeistansa illative hokiinsa hokeihinsa adessive hokillaan hokillansa hokeillaan hokeillansa ablative hokiltaan hokiltansa hokeiltaan hokeiltansa allative hokilleen hokillensa hokeilleen hokeillensa essive hokinaan hokinansa hokeinaan hokeinansa translative hokikseen hokiksensa hokeikseen hokeiksensa abessive hokittaan hokittansa hokeittaan hokeittansa instructive — — comitative — hokeineen hokeinensa

Further reading

• “hoki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hockey.

Noun

hoki (colloquial, humorous)

1. ice hockey

   Synonyms: jääkiekko, (colloquial) lätkä

Declension

Inflection of hoki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		hoki	hokit
genitive		hokin	hokien
partitive		hokia	hokeja
illative		hokiin	hokeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hoki	hokit
accusative	nom.	hoki	hokit
	gen.	hokin
genitive		hokin	hokien
partitive		hokia	hokeja
inessive		hokissa	hokeissa
elative		hokista	hokeista
illative		hokiin	hokeihin
adessive		hokilla	hokeilla
ablative		hokilta	hokeilta
allative		hokille	hokeille
essive		hokina	hokeina
translative		hokiksi	hokeiksi
abessive		hokitta	hokeitta
instructive		—	hokein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hoki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hokini hokini accusative nom. hokini hokini gen. hokini genitive hokini hokieni partitive hokiani hokejani inessive hokissani hokeissani elative hokistani hokeistani illative hokiini hokeihini adessive hokillani hokeillani ablative hokiltani hokeiltani allative hokilleni hokeilleni essive hokinani hokeinani translative hokikseni hokeikseni abessive hokittani hokeittani instructive — — comitative — hokeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hokisi hokisi accusative nom. hokisi hokisi gen. hokisi genitive hokisi hokiesi partitive hokiasi hokejasi inessive hokissasi hokeissasi elative hokistasi hokeistasi illative hokiisi hokeihisi adessive hokillasi hokeillasi ablative hokiltasi hokeiltasi allative hokillesi hokeillesi essive hokinasi hokeinasi translative hokiksesi hokeiksesi abessive hokittasi hokeittasi instructive — — comitative — hokeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hokimme hokimme accusative nom. hokimme hokimme gen. hokimme genitive hokimme hokiemme partitive hokiamme hokejamme inessive hokissamme hokeissamme elative hokistamme hokeistamme illative hokiimme hokeihimme adessive hokillamme hokeillamme ablative hokiltamme hokeiltamme allative hokillemme hokeillemme essive hokinamme hokeinamme translative hokiksemme hokeiksemme abessive hokittamme hokeittamme instructive — — comitative — hokeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hokinne hokinne accusative nom. hokinne hokinne gen. hokinne genitive hokinne hokienne partitive hokianne hokejanne inessive hokissanne hokeissanne elative hokistanne hokeistanne illative hokiinne hokeihinne adessive hokillanne hokeillanne ablative hokiltanne hokeiltanne allative hokillenne hokeillenne essive hokinanne hokeinanne translative hokiksenne hokeiksenne abessive hokittanne hokeittanne instructive — — comitative — hokeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hokinsa hokinsa accusative nom. hokinsa hokinsa gen. hokinsa genitive hokinsa hokiensa partitive hokiaan hokiansa hokejaan hokejansa inessive hokissaan hokissansa hokeissaan hokeissansa elative hokistaan hokistansa hokeistaan hokeistansa illative hokiinsa hokeihinsa adessive hokillaan hokillansa hokeillaan hokeillansa ablative hokiltaan hokiltansa hokeiltaan hokeiltansa allative hokilleen hokillensa hokeilleen hokeillensa essive hokinaan hokinansa hokeinaan hokeinansa translative hokikseen hokiksensa hokeikseen hokeiksensa abessive hokittaan hokittansa hokeittaan hokeittansa instructive — — comitative — hokeineen hokeinensa

See also

• maahockey

Etymology 3

Verb

hoki

1. third-person singular past indicative of hokea

Anagrams

• khoi, kiho

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English horse. The sense of "infertile" is probably derived from the fact that mules are an infertile crossbreed of horses and asses.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.ki/, [ˈho.ti]

Noun

hoki

1. mule
2. ass

Verb

hoki

1. (neologism) infertile, barren

Derived terms

• hohoki

Further reading

• hoki in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoki]
• Hyphenation: ho‧ki
• Rhymes: -ki

Noun

hoki (usually uncountable, plural hokik)

1. (sports, informal) hockey

   Synonyms: jégkorong, jéghoki

2. (slang) jacking off (male masturbation)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	hoki	hokik
accusative	hokit	hokikat
dative	hokinak	hokiknak
instrumental	hokival	hokikkal
causal-final	hokiért	hokikért
translative	hokivá	hokikká
terminative	hokiig	hokikig
essive-formal	hokiként	hokikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	hokiban	hokikban
superessive	hokin	hokikon
adessive	hokinál	hokiknál
illative	hokiba	hokikba
sublative	hokira	hokikra
allative	hokihoz	hokikhoz
elative	hokiból	hokikból
delative	hokiról	hokikról
ablative	hokitól	hokiktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	hokié	hokiké
non-attributive possessive – plural	hokiéi	hokikéi

Possessive forms of hoki

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	hokim	hokijaim (or hokiim)
2nd person sing.	hokid	hokijaid (or hokiid)
3rd person sing.	hokija	hokijai (or hokii)
1st person plural	hokink	hokijaink (or hokiink)
2nd person plural	hokitok	hokijaitok (or hokiitok)
3rd person plural	hokijuk	hokijaik (or hokiik)

Derived terms

• hokis
• hokizik

Compound words

• görhoki
• gyephoki
• hokibajnokság
• hokibot
• hokicsapat
• hokijátékos
• hokikapu
• hokikorcsolya
• hokiliga
• hokimeccs
• hokimérkőzés
• hokipálya
• hokiszövetség
• hokiütő
• jéghoki
• vízihoki

Further reading

• hoki in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English hockey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hʊkɪ/

Noun

hoki

1. hockey

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhoki/ [ˈho.ki]
• Rhymes: -oki
• Syllabification: ho‧ki

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English hockey.

Noun

hoki (plural hoki-hoki)

1. hockey (the sport)

Hyponyms

• hoki es

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hokkien 福氣／福气 (hok-khì).

Noun

hoki (plural hoki-hoki)

1. fortune; fate

   Synonyms: nasib, peruntungan

Derived terms

• berhoki
• kehokian
• pehoki

Further reading

• “hoki”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

hoki

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほき
2. Rōmaji transcription of ホキ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English hockey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoki/ [ˈho.ki]
• Rhymes: -oki
• Hyphenation: ho‧ki

Noun

hoki (Jawi spelling هوکي, uncountable)

1. (sports) hockey

Manchu

Romanization

hoki

1. romanization of ᡥᠣᡴᡳ

Māori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *poki (“to return” – compare with Tongan foki and Samoan foʻi; plus Fijian voki “[of the wind] to blow in a different direction”, vuki “to change direction” and tavuki “to capsize [of a boat]”). May also be related to poki “to overtake (of a boat), to cover with a upside down lid” and popoki “to turn something upside down” through said Proto-Oceanic root. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

hoki (passive hokia)

1. (intransitive) to return

Derived terms

• hohoki
• hokihoki
• whakahoki

Adverb

hoki

1. also; too.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hoki

1. The blue grenadier (Macruronus novaezelandiae), a merluccid hake.

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “hoki”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 67–8
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “hoki”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Rapa Nui

Adverb

hoki

1. (in a direct question) not, expecting an affirmative answer

Usage notes

Placed in the beginning of a direct question. Same idea as "isn't it" in the English phrase It's sunny, isn't it?

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English hockey.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

hoki class IX (plural hoki class X)

1. hockey, field hockey

   Synonym: mpira wa magongo