"haai" meaning in Afrikaans

See haai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɦɑːi/
Etymology: Compare English hi. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|hi}} English hi Head templates: {{head|af|interjection}} haai
  1. hi, hello
    Sense id: en-haai-af-intj-XIUQnW2T Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɦɑːi/ Forms: haaie [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch haai, from Middle Dutch haeye. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|haai}} Dutch haai, {{inh|af|dum|haeye}} Middle Dutch haeye Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|haaie|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} haai (plural haaie), {{af-noun|e}} haai (plural haaie)
  1. A shark. Categories (lifeform): Sharks
    Sense id: en-haai-af-noun-~ZdNQlf1 Disambiguation of Sharks: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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