"Hi" meaning in English

See Hi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /haɪ/ Audio: en-us-hi.ogg , En-uk-hi.ogg
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Clipping of Hiram Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Hiram}} Clipping of Hiram Head templates: {{en-prop}} Hi
  1. A male given name, a short form of Hiram Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Hi-en-name-3z4eaMis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "Hiram"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of Hiram",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Hiram",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hi",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "English given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "English male given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name, a short form of Hiram"
      ],
      "id": "en-Hi-en-name-3z4eaMis",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "short form",
          "short form"
        ],
        [
          "Hiram",
          "Hiram"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/haɪ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/En-us-hi.ogg/En-us-hi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/En-us-hi.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-hi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/En-uk-hi.ogg/En-uk-hi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/En-uk-hi.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "high"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hi"
}
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Hiram",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Hi",
      "name": "en-prop"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English given names",
        "English lemmas",
        "English male given names",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms with homophones",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪ",
        "Rhymes:English/aɪ/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A male given name, a short form of Hiram"
      ],
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        [
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          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "short form",
          "short form"
        ],
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          "Hiram",
          "Hiram"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/haɪ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f4/En-us-hi.ogg/En-us-hi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/En-us-hi.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-uk-hi.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9f/En-uk-hi.ogg/En-uk-hi.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/En-uk-hi.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hi"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hie"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "high"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Hi"
}

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