हाय
Hindi
Etymology
From Sanskrit हायि (hāyi). Cognate with Punjabi ਹਾਏ (hāe), Gujarati હાય (hāya), Marathi हाय (hāy).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦɑːj/
Interjection
हाय • (hāy)
- alas!
- हाय-हाय! ― hāy-hāy! ― alas!
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Noun
हाय • (hāy) f
- an exclamation of distress; a sigh
Declension
| Declension of हाय | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | हाय (hāy) | हायें (hāyẽ) |
| Oblique | हाय (hāy) | हायों (hāyõ) |
| Vocative | हाय (hāy) | हायो (hāyo) |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hāyi (14058)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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