hai
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"
Languages (38)
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Translingual
Symbol
hai
English
Etymology
A purposeful misspelling.
Pronunciation
Interjection
hai
- (Internet slang) Hi.
- 2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health:
- As her famously no-BS longtime PT Don Saladino, who has a next-level celeb roster (oh HAIII, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt!), told WH: ‘It’s about improving your body’s resilience and energy […] making sure we’re optimising everything we do’.
Anagrams
Adzera
Interjection
hai
Angor
Noun
hai
References
- Robert Lee Litteral, Features of Angor Discourse (1980)
'Are'are
Numeral
hai
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Asturian
Verb
hai
Estonian
Etymology
Noun
hai (genitive hai, partitive haid)
Declension
Declension of hai (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | hai | haid | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | hai | ||
genitive | haide | ||
partitive | haid | haisid | |
illative | haisse | haidesse | |
inessive | hais | haides | |
elative | haist | haidest | |
allative | haile | haidele | |
adessive | hail | haidel | |
ablative | hailt | haidelt | |
translative | haiks | haideks | |
terminative | haini | haideni | |
essive | haina | haidena | |
abessive | haita | haideta | |
comitative | haiga | haidega |
Synonyms
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Swedish haj (“shark”), itself from Dutch haai (“shark”) from Old Norse hákarl (“shark”).
Noun
hai
Declension
Inflection of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | hai | hait | |
genitive | hain | haiden haitten | |
partitive | haita | haita | |
illative | haihin | haihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | hai | hait | |
accusative | nom. | hai | hait |
gen. | hain | ||
genitive | hain | haiden haitten | |
partitive | haita | haita | |
inessive | haissa | haissa | |
elative | haista | haista | |
illative | haihin | haihin | |
adessive | hailla | hailla | |
ablative | hailta | hailta | |
allative | haille | haille | |
essive | haina | haina | |
translative | haiksi | haiksi | |
abessive | haitta | haitta | |
instructive | — | hain | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
compounds
- australiankissahai
- australiansarvihai
- bambuhai
- biljardihai
- enkelihai
- epolettihai
- gangesinhai
- gekkohai
- grönlanninhai
- haibarbi
- haikala
- haimonni
- hainevä
- haivene
- hapanhai
- harmaahai
- hietahai
- härkähai
- isovasarahai
- jättiläishai
- jäähai
- kettuhai
- korttihai
- leopardihai
- lohihai
- makohai
- makrillihai
- okapartahai
- piikkihai
- pikkuhai
- pistepunahai
- pörssihai
- raitakoirahai
- rengashai
- ruskohai
- sahahai
- sarvihai
- seeprahai
- seeprasarvihai
- sillihai
- sillihaikala
- sumuhai
- sysihai
- tiikerhai
- tiikerihai
- torpedohai
- täpläpallohai
- täpläpartahai
- täpläpunahai
- ulappakettuhai
- valashai
- valkoevähai
- valkohai
- valkopilkkahai
- vasarahai
- verkkopartahai
- ässähai
Further reading
- “1. hai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English high, from high card.
Noun
hai
Usage notes
Often preceded with the rank of the high card, such as ässähai for "ace high (card)".
Declension
Inflection of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | hai | hait | |
genitive | hain | haiden haitten | |
partitive | haita | haita | |
illative | haihin | haihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | hai | hait | |
accusative | nom. | hai | hait |
gen. | hain | ||
genitive | hain | haiden haitten | |
partitive | haita | haita | |
inessive | haissa | haissa | |
elative | haista | haista | |
illative | haihin | haihin | |
adessive | hailla | hailla | |
ablative | hailta | hailta | |
allative | haille | haille | |
essive | haina | haina | |
translative | haiksi | haiksi | |
abessive | haitta | haitta | |
instructive | — | hain | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “2. hai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
See also
Poker hands in Finnish · käsi, pokerikäsi (layout · text) | |||||
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hai | pari | kaksi paria | kolmoset, kolme samaa | suora | |
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väri | täyskäsi | neloset, neljä samaa | värisuora | kuningasvärisuora |
Anagrams
French
Verb
hai
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese hay, from ha + y, "there is".
Pronunciation
Verb
hai
- (reintegrationist norm, less recommended) third-person singular present indicative of haver
- (impersonal) third-person singular present indicative of haber (there is, there are)
- Hai dous nomes diferentes. ― There are two different names.
Further reading
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “aver”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “hay”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “haber”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Garo
Interjection
hai
- let us, 1st person plural imperative
- Hai an·ching nokona re·anga
- Let's go home
German Low German
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hai m
- (also Märkisch, Sauerländisch, Eastern Pomeranian in Brazil) he
- [Brazilian] Hai sit dicht am füür.
- He is sitting next to the fire.
See also
(Sauerländisch)
- ik (“I”)
- diu (“thou, you (sg.)”)
- iämme (rarely iäme) (“him (dat.)”)
- iänne (“him (dat., acc.)”)
- sai (“she; her (acc.)”)
- iär (“her (dat.)”)
- et (“it”)
- sai (“they”)
(Brazilian)
Further reading
- Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today, vol. 248), 2019, p. 103
Guaraní
Verb
hai
- to write
Conjugation
singular | plural | |||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
active | ||||||||
indicative | che ahai | nde rehai | ha'e ohai | ñande jahai | ore rohai | peẽ pehai | ha'ekuéra ohai/ohai hikuái | |
hortative | tahai che | terehai nde | tohai ha'e | tajahai ñande | tarohai ore | tapehai peẽ | tohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | ehai | - | - | - | pehai | - | |
passive | ||||||||
indicative | che ajehai | nde rejehai | ha'e ojehai | ñande jajehai | ore rojehai | peẽ pejehai | ha'ekuéra ojehai/ojehai hikuái | |
hortative | tajehai che | terejehai nde | tojehai ha'e | tajajehai ñande | tarojehai ore | tapejehai peẽ | tojehai ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | ejehai | - | - | - | pejehai | - | |
reciprocal | ||||||||
indicative | - | - | - | ñande jajohai | ore rojohai | peẽ pejohai | ha'ekuéra ojohai/ojohai hikuái | |
hortative | - | - | - | tajajohai ñande | tarojohai ore | tapejohai peẽ | tojohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | - | - | - | - | pejohai | - | |
coactive | ||||||||
indicative | che ambohai | nde rembohai | ha'e ombohai | ñande ñambohai | ore rombohai | peẽ pembohai | ha'ekuéra ombohai/ombohai hikuái | |
hortative | tambohai che | terembohai nde | tombohai ha'e | tañambohai ñande | tarombohai ore | tapembohai peẽ | tombohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | embohai | - | - | - | pembohai | - | |
objective | ||||||||
indicative | che arohai/aguerohai | nde rerohai/reguerohai | ha'e orohai/oguerohai | ñande jarohai/jaguerohai | ore rorohai/roguerohai | peẽ perohai/peguerohai | ha'ekuéra orohai/oguerohai//orohai/oguerohai hikuái | |
hortative | tarohai/taguerohai che | tererohai/tereguerohai nde | torohai/toguerohai ha'e | tajarohai/tajaguerohai ñande | tarorohai/taroguerohai ore | taperohai/tapeguerohai peẽ | torohai/toguerohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | erohai/eguerohai | - | - | - | perohai/peguerohai | - | |
subsumptive¹ | ||||||||
indicative | che aporohai/amba'ehai | nde reporohai/remba'ehai | ha'e oporohai/omba'ehai | ñande japorohai/ñamba'ehai | ore roporohai/romba'ehai | peẽ peporohai/pemba'ehai | ha'ekuéra oporohai/omba'ehai//oporohai/omba'ehai hikuái | |
hortative | taporohai/tamba'ehai che | tereporohai/teremba'ehai nde | toporohai/tomba'ehai ha'e | tajaporohai/tañamba'ehai ñande | taroporohai/taromba'ehai ore | tapeporohai/tapemba'ehai peẽ | toporohai/tomba'ehai ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | eporohai/emba'ehai | - | - | - | peporohai/pemba'ehai | - | |
¹: the subsumptive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals. |
Conjugation of hai
Gwich'in
hai
- Alternative spelling of hąįʼ
Indonesian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Interjection
hai
Further reading
- “hai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
hai
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
hai
Jersey Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hai
- Alternative form of hāi.
Malay
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Interjection
hai (Jawi spelling هاي)
- Used to call out to people.
- Hai orang-orang yang beriman!
- Oh, people who believe!
Etymology 2
Interjection
hai (Jawi spelling هاي)
- (informal) Used as a greeting; hi.
- Synonyms: helo, assalamualaikum
- Hai, tengah buat apa ni?
- Hi, whatcha doing?
Further reading
- “hai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
hai
- Nonstandard spelling of hāi.
- Nonstandard spelling of hái.
- Nonstandard spelling of hǎi.
- Nonstandard spelling of hài.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori
Noun
hai
- (playing cards) ace
References
Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
hai (plural haies)
- Alternative form of haye (“hunting net”)
Etymology 2
Interjection
hai
- Alternative form of hey (“hey”)
Etymology 3
Noun
hai (uncountable)
- Alternative form of hey (“hay”)
Etymology 4
Noun
hai (plural haies)
- Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)
Etymology 5
Verb
hai
- Alternative form of haven (“to have”)
Navajo
Alternative forms
- xai (in older Americanist literature)
Etymology
From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy. Related to the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hai
- winter
- Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh. ― It’s usually cold in the winter.
Derived terms
See also
Seasons in Navajo · (layout · text) · category | |||
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daan (“spring”) | shį́ (“summer”) | aakʼeed (“autumn”) | hai (“winter”) |
Ngaju
Adjective
hai
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haier, definite plural haiene)
- a shark
References
- “hai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haiar, definite plural haiane)
References
- “hai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Interjection
hai
- (with subjunctives) let's
Usage notes
Hai is a word expressing inclination toward an action. It is often used to introduce suggestions, such as that in the given example.
Related terms
Romansch
Alternative forms
Interjection
hai
Derived terms
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Verb
hai
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
hai (invariable)
Tày
Pronunciation
- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [haːj˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [haːj˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Tai *ʰŋaːjᴬ; cognate with Lao ຫງາຍ (ngāi), Shan ငၢႆ (ngǎai), Thai หงาย (ngǎai).
Noun
hai (胎)
Etymology 2
Verb
hai
References
- Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
- Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Ternate
Etymology
Cognate with West Makian fai (“millipede”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hai
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Interjection
hai
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.
Pronunciation
Noun
hai
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.
Vietnamese
< 1 | 2 | 3 > |
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Cardinal : hai Ordinal : thứ nhì, thứ hai | ||
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ɓaːr (or some variant presented by Proto-Palaungic *ləʔaːr, Khasi ar, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] âṅ; Shorto reconstructed Pre-Mon-Khmer *biʔaar). Cognate with Muong hal, Khmer ពីរ (pii), Bahnar 'bar, Pacoh bar, Khasi ar, Mon ၜါ, Santali ᱵᱟᱨ (bar).
Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *huːɲ (“to kiss”) (> Vietnamese hôn), *heːt (“finished”) (> Vietnamese hết), *hanʔ (“he, she, it”) (> Vietnamese hắn), *hoːj (“foul-smelling”) (> Vietnamese hôi), *tŋ-ʔaːm (> Vietnamese hàm, Late Vietic), *hɔːŋʔ (“river, brook”), *haːŋʔ (“to open (mouth)”).
Numeral
Adjective
- (Southern Vietnam, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn
- Synonym: cả
- anh/chị hai ― eldest brother/sister
- bác hai ― eldest brother/sister of one's parent
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English hi (“hello”).
Further reinforced/contaminated by the coincidental usage of "two" (see etymology above) fingers when making V sign, therefore Vietnamese speakers would likely make V signs when being told to say "hai"/hi when photographed.
Interjection
hai!
- cheese! (said while being photographed)
Wutunhua
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
hai
See also
- yek (“to be at; to exist”)
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun, University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Zhuang
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /haːi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: hai1
- Hyphenation: hai
Verb
hai (Sawndip forms 𢵱 or 亥 or 海 or 𰿿, 1957–1982 spelling hai)
- to open
Zou
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
hai
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
hái
- (intransitive) to chew
- (transitive) to skim off
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
hài
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Verb
hài
- (transitive) to forget
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62
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