"hai" meaning in Malay

See hai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /hai̯/ Forms: هاي [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ai̯ Etymology: Clipping of wahai. Etymology templates: {{clipping|ms|wahai}} Clipping of wahai Head templates: {{ms-interj|j=هاي}} hai (Jawi spelling هاي)
  1. Used to call out to people.
    Sense id: en-hai-ms-intj-uPvCj-1s Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /hai̯/ Forms: هاي [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ai̯ Etymology: Borrowed from English hi. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ms|en|hi}} Borrowed from English hi Head templates: {{ms-interj|j=هاي}} hai (Jawi spelling هاي)
  1. (informal) Used as a greeting; hi. Tags: informal Synonyms: helo, assalamualaikum
    Sense id: en-hai-ms-intj-9WYFmb5m Categories (other): Malay greetings Disambiguation of Malay greetings: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "wahai"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of wahai",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of wahai.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "هاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "هاي"
      },
      "expansion": "hai (Jawi spelling هاي)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh, people who believe!",
          "text": "Hai orang-orang yang beriman!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to call out to people."
      ],
      "id": "en-hai-ms-intj-uPvCj-1s",
      "links": [
        [
          "call out",
          "call out"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hai̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hai"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "hi"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English hi",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English hi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "هاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "هاي"
      },
      "expansion": "hai (Jawi spelling هاي)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hi, whatcha doing?",
          "text": "Hai, tengah buat apa ni?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used as a greeting; hi."
      ],
      "id": "en-hai-ms-intj-9WYFmb5m",
      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used as a greeting; hi."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "helo"
        },
        {
          "word": "assalamualaikum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hai̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hai"
}
{
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    "Malay clippings",
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay greetings",
    "Malay interjections",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay terms borrowed from English",
    "Malay terms derived from English",
    "Pages with 38 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ai̯",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ai̯/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "wahai"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of wahai",
      "name": "clipping"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of wahai.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "هاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "هاي"
      },
      "expansion": "hai (Jawi spelling هاي)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Oh, people who believe!",
          "text": "Hai orang-orang yang beriman!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to call out to people."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "call out",
          "call out"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hai̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hai"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay greetings",
    "Malay interjections",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay terms borrowed from English",
    "Malay terms derived from English",
    "Pages with 38 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ai̯",
    "Rhymes:Malay/ai̯/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "hi"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English hi",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English hi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "هاي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "هاي"
      },
      "expansion": "hai (Jawi spelling هاي)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay informal terms",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hi, whatcha doing?",
          "text": "Hai, tengah buat apa ni?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used as a greeting; hi."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hi",
          "hi#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Used as a greeting; hi."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "helo"
        },
        {
          "word": "assalamualaikum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hai̯/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ai̯"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hai"
}

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