# hui
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori hui.

### Pronunciation

* (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈhʉː.iː/, [ˈhʉ(w)i(ː)]

### Noun

hui (plural hui or huis)
* (New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.
** 1962, Education, volume 11, page 56:[…] accounts of the proceedings of important huis at which Maori leaders took the initiative in discussing their educational and vocational needs […]
* (New Zealand, by extension) A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive.
** 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 154:Shelley's document hadn't mentioned the billionaire at all, and although Mira had said at the hui that Lemoine used the airstrip frequently, she'd seemed to suggest that the farm was his destination, not his point of departure, whicvh would imply that he was living somewhere else.

### See also

* An-hui (etymologically unrelated)

### Anagrams

* UHI

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan hui, from Latin hodiē, from hōc +‎ diē (literally “on this day”).

### Pronunciation

* (Valencia) IPA: /wi/

### Adverb

hui
* Valencia form of avui (“today”)
* (other dialects) Archaic form of avui.

### References

* “avui” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoey, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦœy̯/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: hui
* Rhymes: -œy̯
* Homophone: Huij

### Noun

hui f (uncountable)
* (dated, dialectal) whey [First attested in the late 15th century.]
    Synonyms: wei, melkwei
    Hui is een bijproduct van het maken van kaas. ― Whey is a side product of cheese production.
** 1612, Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero, “Symen sonder Soeticheydt”, in Kluchten, page 108:Wy aten een potje karmelck …, en droncken een toochje huy…We ate a jar of buttermilk porridge…, and drank a swig of whey…
** 1811, Johannes le Francq van Berkhey, Natuurlyke historie van Holland, vol. 9, publ. P. H. Trap, page 453.
    De melk wordt … verwerkt tot boter, kaas, karnemelk en hui …,The milk is … processed into butter, cheese, buttermilk and whey …,

#### Derived terms

* huiboter

## Estonian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *hoi, *hui, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šoje, *šuje. Cognate to Finnish hui (“spool”)

#### Noun

hui (genitive hui, partitive huid)
* (uncommon) a specific type of needle
    Synonyms: piirits, ui

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Russian хуй (xuj).

#### Interjection

hui
* (vulgar, slang) Expresses surprise, astonishment, or disbelief at the statement
    Hui sa tead teda.The hell you know him.

#### Noun

hui (genitive hui, partitive huid)
* (vulgar, slang) cock, dick, penis
    Synonyms: türa, munn

##### Declension
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhui̯/, [ˈhui̯]
* Rhymes: -ui
* Hyphenation: hui

### Etymology 1

Related to Karelian hui. Possibly onomatopoeic, but may also be borrowed. Compare Swedish huj, German hui.

#### Interjection

hui
* oh! (an exclamation when scared or startled)

#### Further reading

* “hui”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *hoi, *hui, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šoje, *šuje.

#### Noun

hui (dialectal, obsolete, Satakunta, Tavastia)
* spool, bobbin

##### Declension

Possessive forms of hui (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huini
huini
accusative
nom.
huini
huini
gen.
huini
genitive
huini
huideni huitteni
partitive
huitani
huitani
inessive
huissani
huissani
elative
huistani
huistani
illative
huihini
huihini
adessive
huillani
huillani
ablative
huiltani
huiltani
allative
huilleni
huilleni
essive
huinani
huinani
translative
huikseni
huikseni
abessive
huittani
huittani
instructive
comitative
—huineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huisi
huisi
accusative
nom.
huisi
huisi
gen.
huisi
genitive
huisi
huidesi huittesi
partitive
huitasi
huitasi
inessive
huissasi
huissasi
elative
huistasi
huistasi
illative
huihisi
huihisi
adessive
huillasi
huillasi
ablative
huiltasi
huiltasi
allative
huillesi
huillesi
essive
huinasi
huinasi
translative
huiksesi
huiksesi
abessive
huittasi
huittasi
instructive
comitative
—huinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huimme
huimme
accusative
nom.
huimme
huimme
gen.
huimme
genitive
huimme
huidemme huittemme
partitive
huitamme
huitamme
inessive
huissamme
huissamme
elative
huistamme
huistamme
illative
huihimme
huihimme
adessive
huillamme
huillamme
ablative
huiltamme
huiltamme
allative
huillemme
huillemme
essive
huinamme
huinamme
translative
huiksemme
huiksemme
abessive
huittamme
huittamme
instructive
comitative
—huinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huinne
huinne
accusative
nom.
huinne
huinne
gen.
huinne
genitive
huinne
huidenne huittenne
partitive
huitanne
huitanne
inessive
huissanne
huissanne
elative
huistanne
huistanne
illative
huihinne
huihinne
adessive
huillanne
huillanne
ablative
huiltanne
huiltanne
allative
huillenne
huillenne
essive
huinanne
huinanne
translative
huiksenne
huiksenne
abessive
huittanne
huittanne
instructive
comitative
—huinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
huinsa
huinsa
accusative
nom.
huinsa
huinsa
gen.
huinsa
genitive
huinsa
huidensa huittensa
partitive
huitaan huitansa
huitaan huitansa
inessive
huissaan huissansa
huissaan huissansa
elative
huistaan huistansa
huistaan huistansa
illative
huihinsa
huihinsa
adessive
huillaan huillansa
huillaan huillansa
ablative
huiltaan huiltansa
huiltaan huiltansa
allative
huilleen huillensa
huilleen huillensa
essive
huinaan huinansa
huinaan huinansa
translative
huikseen huiksensa
huikseen huiksensa
abessive
huittaan huittansa
huittaan huittansa
instructive
comitative
—huineen huinensa :

##### Synonyms

* käämi, puola

##### Derived terms

* huippu

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Old French hui, from Latin hodiē, from hōc (“this”) + diē.
Cognate with Occitan uòi, uèi, Catalan hui and avui, Galician hoxe, Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje and Italian oggi.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɥi/
* Audio:(file)

### Adverb

hui
* (archaic except in the compound aujourd'hui) today

#### Derived terms

* aujourd’hui
* cejourd’hui
* cesoird’hui
* d’hui en un an
* méshui

## German
### Interjection

hui
* an exclamation of pleasant surprise

### Further reading

* “hui” in Duden online
* “hui” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (“fruit bunch”) (compare with Maori hui (“flock, herd, congregation”) and Tahitian hui (“group”) plus Maori huihui (“group, assembly”) and Tahitian huihui (“collection”)). Doublet of huihui.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhu.i/, [ˈhu.wi]

### Noun

hui
* club, organization
* company, firm
* combination
* cluster, bunch (of fruit)
    Synonym: ʻāhui
* (music) chorus (refrain)
* (mathematics) plus sign

### Verb

hui
* (intransitive) to meet
    A hui hou, mālama pono. ― Until we meet again, take good care.
* (intransitive) to unite, join
* (intransitive) to combine

### Related terms

* ʻāhui

### See also

* hū

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kaa-fui”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hui”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 86

## Ido
### Noun

hui
* plural of huo

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /hui̯/, [hʊi̯]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /uj/, [uj]

### Interjection

hui
* ho!, my word! (expressing surprise)
* ooh!, aah! (expressing admiration)

#### Descendants

* Spanish: uy, huy

### References

* “hui”, in Charlton T. Lewis and 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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
* hui in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

## Mandarin
### Romanization

hui
* Nonstandard spelling of huī.
* Nonstandard spelling of huí.
* Nonstandard spelling of huǐ.
* Nonstandard spelling of huì.

#### 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.

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (“bunch of fruit”) (compare with Hawaiian hui (“troupe, association, society, club”) and Tahitian hui (“group”) plus Hawaiian huihui (“cluster, collection, bunch”) and Tahitian huihui (“collection”)). Doublet of huihui.

### Verb

hui
* to gather, congregate, assemble, meet

### Noun

hui
* gathering, meeting, assembly, seminar, conference

### Related terms

* kāhui

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kaa-fui”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 91

### Further reading

* “hui” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Middle English
### Pronoun

hui
* Alternative form of he (“they”)

## Niuean
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic *suʀi/ruʀi (“thorn, splinter, fish bone”), from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).

### Noun

hui
* bone

### References

* “hui” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).

## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈhuj/

### Adverb

hui
* very

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Nǀuu
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦui/

### Verb

hui
* (Western) to help
    Synonym: huli
** (Can we date this quote?), “-‡hinisi he hui a huniki n//n‡e ng radiostasiesi ng jha kama COVID 19 pandemiesi ng kxu'tjie he kwai”, in Cultural Survival‎:Hui n//n‡e ni ‡xhoa ng n//n‡e huniki //xa//xa kxu'tjie ng COVID 19 ‡xhoa n//aHui nǁng ǂe ni ǂxoa ng nǁng ǂe huniki ǁxaǁxa kxʼuki ng COVID 19 ǂxoa nǁa(please add an English translation of this quotation)

### References

* Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.

## Old French
### Etymology

From Latin hodiē.

### Noun

hui m
* today

#### Descendants

* Middle French: hui
** ⇒ French: d’hui (in fixed expressions), aujourd’hui (see there for further descendants)
* Walloon: ouy

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* huí (deprecated)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /uˈi/ [uˈi]

### Verb

hui
* inflection of huir:
** first-person singular preterite indicative
** second-person singular voseo imperative

## Swahili
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-hui (infinitive kuhui)
* to revive

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -hui :
| Positive present | -nahui |
| Subjunctive | -hui |
| Negative | -hui |
| Imperative singular | hui |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kuhui |
| Negative | kutohui |
Imperatives :
| Singular | hui |
| Plural | huini |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | huhui |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -lihui |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kuhui |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -tahui |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -tahui |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sihui |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngehui |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singehui |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalihui |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalihui |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -mehui |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshahui |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jahui |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kihui |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipohui |
| Consecutive | kahui / positive subject concord + -kahui |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kahui |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Applicative: -huia
** Causative: -huisha
** Passive: -huiwa
** Reciprocal: -huiana
** Stative: -huika

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic *suʀi/ruʀi (“thorn, splinter, fish bone”), from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (“thorn”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hu.i/

### Noun

hui
* bone
* needle
* hand (of clock)

### References

* Churchward, C. Maxwell (1959) Tongan dictionary: Tongan-English and English-Tongan, →OCLC, page 234