"hei" meaning in English

See hei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: heis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hei (plural heis)
  1. Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: he (extra: Hebrew letter) Related terms (etymologically unrelated multiword terms containing "hei"): hei hei salt, hei-tiki, wok hei

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "word": "hei hei salt"
        },
        {
          "sense": "etymologically unrelated multiword terms containing \"hei\"",
          "word": "hei-tiki"
        },
        {
          "sense": "etymologically unrelated multiword terms containing \"hei\"",
          "word": "wok hei"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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  ],
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}

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