huy

See also: huỷ, hủy, huþ, hûy, huý, and húy

Jutiapa

Noun

huy

1. water

References

• Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)

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Adverb

huy

1. then, next; for; because (sentential adverb; used especially to introduce sentences in long narratives, often in combination with other sentential adverbs)

Middle English

Pronoun

huy

1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

Middle French

Etymology

Old French hui.

Adverb

huy

1. today

Descendants

• French: hui (obsolete)

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

Inherited from Assamese শো (xü), from Sanskrit स्वपति (svapati).

Verb

huy

1. sleep

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈui/ [ˈui̯]
• Rhymes: -ui
• Syllabification: huy

Interjection

¡huy!

1. expression of pain, anguish, fright

Alternative forms

• uy

Further reading

• “huy”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

Probably a variation of hoy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhuj/ [ˈhuɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -uj
• Syllabification: huy

Interjection

huy (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜌ᜔)

1. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!

   Huy! Gising ka na!

   Hey! Wake up already!

2. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!

   Huy, hindi ako ang kumuha ng pera mo!

   Hey, it's not me who took your money!

Usage notes

• Compared to hoy which can be perceived as disrespectful in some contexts, the expression huy is perceived as more low-key, thus more casual.

Related terms

• oy
• uy

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خوی (huy), from Persian خو (xu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huj/

Noun

huy (definite accusative huyu, plural huylar)

1. temperament
2. habit

Declension

Declension of huy

singular plural nominative huy huylar definite accusative huyu huyları dative huya huylara locative huyda huylarda ablative huydan huylardan genitive huyun huyların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular huyum huylarım 2nd singular huyun huyların 3rd singular huyu huyları 1st plural huyumuz huylarımız 2nd plural huyunuz huylarınız 3rd plural huyları huyları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular huyumu huylarımı 2nd singular huyunu huylarını 3rd singular huyunu huylarını 1st plural huyumuzu huylarımızı 2nd plural huyunuzu huylarınızı 3rd plural huylarını huylarını dative singular plural 1st singular huyuma huylarıma 2nd singular huyuna huylarına 3rd singular huyuna huylarına 1st plural huyumuza huylarımıza 2nd plural huyunuza huylarınıza 3rd plural huylarına huylarına locative singular plural 1st singular huyumda huylarımda 2nd singular huyunda huylarında 3rd singular huyunda huylarında 1st plural huyumuzda huylarımızda 2nd plural huyunuzda huylarınızda 3rd plural huylarında huylarında ablative singular plural 1st singular huyumdan huylarımdan 2nd singular huyundan huylarından 3rd singular huyundan huylarından 1st plural huyumuzdan huylarımızdan 2nd plural huyunuzdan huylarınızdan 3rd plural huylarından huylarından genitive singular plural 1st singular huyumun huylarımın 2nd singular huyunun huylarının 3rd singular huyunun huylarının 1st plural huyumuzun huylarımızın 2nd plural huyunuzun huylarınızın 3rd plural huylarının huylarının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular huyum huylarım 2nd singular huysun huylarsın 3rd singular huy huydur huylar huylardır 1st plural huyuz huylarız 2nd plural huysunuz huylarsınız 3rd plural huylar huylardır

Derived terms

• huylu (“fidgety; jumpy; suspicious”)

  çok huylu bir at ― a fidgety horse

• huysuz (“quarrelsome”)
• huylu huyundan vazgeçmez (“old habits die hard, dyed-in-the-wool”)
• huyuna suyuna gitmek (“to be tactful and / or diplomatic”)