hai

Etymology

A purposeful misspelling.

Interjection

hai

1. (Internet slang) hi

Anagrams

• AIH, HIA, ahi

Interjection

hai

1. yes

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

Etymology

< Swedish haj (“shark”), < Dutch haai (“shark”)

Noun

hai (genitive hai, partitive haid)

1. shark

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯/
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Hyphenation: hai

Declension

Etymology 1

< Swedish haj (“shark”), < Dutch haai (“shark”)

Etymology 2

< English high < high card

Alternative forms

• ha

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

   Hai dous nomes diferentes. — "There are two different names."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ/

Interjection

hai

1. hi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈai̯/
• Homophone: ai

Verb

hai

1. second-person singular present indicative of avere

Anagrams

• ahi

Romanization

hai

1. Rōmaji transcription of はい

Etymology

Cognate to Dutch hij (“he”). Compare German Low German hei (“he”).

Pronoun

hai

1. he
   • 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:

     Hai waz nît tevrêde täus […]

     He was not content at home […]

Romanization

hai

1. Nonstandard spelling of hāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of hái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hài.

Alternative forms

• xai (in older Americanist literature)

Etymology

From the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɑj]

• Audio (NV)

  (file)

Noun

hai

1. winter

   Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh. ― It’s usually cold in the winter.

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haier, definite plural haiene)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haiar, definite plural haiane)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haj]

• audio

  (file)

Interjection

hai

1. (with subjunctives) let's

   hai să mergem

   let's go

Alternative forms

• (Puter, Vallader) hei

Interjection

hai

1. (Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ai/

Verb

hai

1. (Chile) Informal second-person singular (vos) present indicative form of haber.
2. (archaic, impersonal third-person singular indicative present of haber) there is, there are

   Hai dos tiendas que venden películas.

   There are two stores that sell films.

Etymology

From English hi.

Interjection

hai

1. hello

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar. The /ɓ/ was probably dropped in the Pre-Vietic stage (compare Khasi ar), then a /h/ appeared in a similar manner to hết and hắn. Cognate with Muong hal, Khmer ពីរ (pii), Bahnar 'bar, Pacoh bar, Khasi ar, Mon ၜါ (ba).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]

Numeral

hai (台, 𠄩)

1. (cardinal) two

Adjective

hai (台, 𠄩)

1. (Southern Vietnam, ordinal, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn

   anh/chị hai

   eldest brother/sister

   bác hai

   eldest brother/sister of one's parent

   Synonym: cả