"hoi" meaning in Malay

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Interjection

IPA: /hoi/ Forms: هوي [Jawi]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”). Compare Cantonese 喂 (wai²) or Min Nan 喂 (oeh). Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*huy|t=exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”), {{cog|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{zh-l|喂|tr=wai²}} 喂 (wai²), {{cog|nan|-}} Min Nan, {{zh-l|喂|tr=oeh}} 喂 (oeh) Head templates: {{ms-interj|j=هوي}} hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)
  1. hey; interjection used to call out to people Synonyms: oi
    Sense id: en-hoi-ms-intj-AL89nyAb Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for hoi meaning in Malay (1.7kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*huy",
        "t": "exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc."
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "喂",
        "tr": "wai²"
      },
      "expansion": "喂 (wai²)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Min Nan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "喂",
        "tr": "oeh"
      },
      "expansion": "喂 (oeh)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”). Compare Cantonese 喂 (wai²) or Min Nan 喂 (oeh).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "هوي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "هوي"
      },
      "expansion": "hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey, what are you doing there?!",
          "text": "Hoi, apa kau buat tu?!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hey; interjection used to call out to people"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoi-ms-intj-AL89nyAb",
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ],
        [
          "call out",
          "call out#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "oi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hoi/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoi"
}
{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*huy",
        "t": "exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc."
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yue",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "喂",
        "tr": "wai²"
      },
      "expansion": "喂 (wai²)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nan",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Min Nan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "喂",
        "tr": "oeh"
      },
      "expansion": "喂 (oeh)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *huy (“exclamation to express surprise, call to a friend, respond to a distant call, etc.”). Compare Cantonese 喂 (wai²) or Min Nan 喂 (oeh).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "هوي",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "هوي"
      },
      "expansion": "hoi (Jawi spelling هوي)",
      "name": "ms-interj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay 2-syllable words",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay interjections",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
        "Malay terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Hey, what are you doing there?!",
          "text": "Hoi, apa kau buat tu?!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hey; interjection used to call out to people"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hey",
          "hey"
        ],
        [
          "call out",
          "call out#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hoi/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "oi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoi"
}

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