See also: Hoi, hói, hỏi, hơi, hội, Hợi , and hoʻi

English [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

Variant of hoy.

Interjection [ edit ]

hoi

A call to gain someone's attention ; hey! 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles , volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 55: , 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!"

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

Article [ edit ]

hoi

hoi polloi Only used in

Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

Interjection [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

( hey ) : doei

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Fembe [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

hoi

References [ edit ]

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

Finnish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Interjection [ edit ]

hoi

ahoy, hey hoi te siellä! hey you there!

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German [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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Interjection [ edit ]

hoi

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

See also [ edit ]

Lavukaleve [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

hoi n

deep sea

Verb [ edit ]

hoi

Pirahã [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

hoi

hói toneless rendering of hoí toneless rendering of

Further reading [ edit ]

Mura-Pirahã Dictionary

Rapa Nui [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Possibly from English horse.

Noun [ edit ]

hoi

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Vietnamese [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

hoi • (𦤠)

This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}} . hôi

West Frisian [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Interjection [ edit ]

hoi

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