# hoi
## English
### Etymology

From Dutch hoi.

### Interjection

hoi
* Alternative form of hoy, hey! a call to gain someone's attention.
** 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 55:A hollow groan, unlike anything she had ever heard in her life, came from the front, followed by a shout of "Hoi, there!"

### See also

* hoi toider, hoi polloi

## 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.
Another possibility is the borrowing from English ahoy or Middle English hoy; See also ahoi.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɔi̯
* IPA: /ɦɔi̯/
* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

hoi
* (Netherlands, informal) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
    Hoi, hoe gaat het? ― Hey, how's it going?
* (Netherlands, informal) A farewell acknowledging someone's departure, comparable to English goodbye, bye
    Tot morgen. Hoi! ― See you tomorrow. Bye!
* (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

* (antonym(s) of “hey”): doei

#### Derived terms

* hoihoi

#### Related terms

* hallo
* goedemorgen
* goede dag
* goedenavond
* moi

## Fembe
### Alternative forms

* hwɔ̃e

### Noun

hoi
* water

### References

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

## Finnish
### Etymology

Compare Estonian hoi, Ingrian hoi, Karelian hoi, Ludian hoi, and also Swedish hoj, Dutch hoi, English hoy. An interjection that is found in many languages.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi
* Hyphenation: hoi

### Interjection

hoi
* ahoy, hey
    hoi te siellä!hey you there!

#### Derived terms

* hopoti hoi

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “hoi”, 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 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* hio, iho, ohi, ohi-

## Galo
### Noun

hoi
* salt deposit, salt lick

## German
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Interjection

hoi
* (Southern Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol) hi! an informal greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence
    Hoi, wie geht's?Hi, what's up?

### See also

* hallo
* guten Morgen
* guten Tag
* guten Abend
* grüezi
* servus

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Cognates include Finnish hoi and Estonian hoi.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
* (Hevaha) IPA: /ˈhoi̯/, [ˈho̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oi̯
* Hyphenation: hoi

### Interjection

hoi
* Synonym of hei

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 65
* Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 37

## Ladin
### Interjection

hoi
* (Gherdëina) A greeting acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence, comparable to English hey, hi
    Hoi, co vala pa?Hello, how's it going?

## Latin
### Adverb

hoi (not comparable)
* (Old Latin) here
** 6th century BC, Tibur pedestal inscription (CIL I$^2$ 2658; image (page 18)):
    𐌇𐌏𐌉𐌌𐌄𐌃𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌀𐌕𐌊𐌀𐌖𐌉𐌏𐌔[…]𐌌𐌏𐌍𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌒𐌄𐌕𐌉𐌏𐌔𐌃[𐌏]𐌍𐌏𐌌𐌐𐌓𐌏𐌅𐌉𐌋𐌄𐌏𐌃HOIMEDMITATKAVIOS[…]MONIOSQETIOSD[O]NOMPROFILEOD Hoi mēd mitāt Kāvios […]monios Qetios d[ō]nom prō fileōd.Kavios […]monios Qetios places me here as a gift on behalf of his son.

## Lavukaleve
### Noun

hoi n
* deep sea

### Verb

hoi
* (intransitive) go in
* (transitive) put in

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* oi

### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”). Compare Cantonese 喂 (wai$^2$) or Min Nan 喂 (oeh).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hoi/
* Rhymes: -oi̯

### Interjection

hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)
* hey; interjection used to call out to people
    Hoi, apa kau buat tu?!Hey, what are you doing there?!

#### Further reading

* “hoi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*huy”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Pirahã
### Adjective

hoi
* toneless rendering of hói
* toneless rendering of hoí

### Further reading

Mura-Pirahã Dictionary

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

Possibly from English horse.

### Noun

hoi
* horse

#### Derived terms

* pepe hoi

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Adjective

hoi (invariable)
* helpless, exhausted, critically ill

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [hɔj˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [hɔj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [hɔj˧˧]

### Adjective

hoi • (𦤠)
* smelly, foul
    Synonym: hôi

## West Frisian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhoi̯/

### Interjection

hoi
* hi

#### Further reading

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