hui

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See also: Hui, huí, huì, huī, and huǐ

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowing from Maori.

Noun[edit]

hui ‎(plural huis)

  1. (New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin hodiē.

Adverb[edit]

hui

  1. (Valencia or archaic) Alternative form of avui

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

hui

  1. oh! (an exclamation cried when scared)

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin hodiē, from hōc ‎(“this”) + diē.

Cognate with Galician hoxe, Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje and Italian oggi.

Adverb[edit]

hui

  1. (obsolete) today

Usage notes[edit]

  • only used in contemporary French in the noun aujourd'hui

German[edit]

Interjection[edit]

hui

  1. an exclamation of pleasant surprise

External links[edit]

  • hui in Duden online

Hawaiian[edit]

Noun[edit]

hui

  1. club, organization
  2. company, firm
  3. combination
  4. cluster
  5. chorus (refrain)
  6. plus sign

Verb[edit]

hui

  1. (intransitive) to meet
  2. (intransitive) to unite, join
  3. (intransitive) to combine

Ido[edit]

Noun[edit]

hui

  1. plural of huo

Latin[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Interjection[edit]

hui!

  1. ho!, my word! (expressing surprise)
  2. ooh!, aah! (expressing admiration)

References[edit]

  • hui in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hui in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hui in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • hui in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

hui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of huī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of huí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of huǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of huì.

Usage notes[edit]

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

See also[edit]

Northern Sami[edit]

Adverb[edit]

hui

  1. very

Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin hodiē.

Noun[edit]

hui m

  1. today

Descendants[edit]

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Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

hui

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of huir.
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