hi

hi

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of hi in English

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Translingual

Symbol

hi

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Hindi.

English

Etymology 1

American English. First recorded reference is to speech of a Kansas Indian (1862); originally to attract attention, probably a variant of Middle English hey, hy (circa 1475). Also an exclamation to call attention. See hey.

Alternative forms

  • heigh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɪ/, [haɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aɪ
  • Homophones: Hi, hie, high

Interjection

hi

  1. A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.
    Synonyms: hello, greetings, howdy
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      Anna: Pete, hi! Hi, we are here! — Pete: Hi, Anna! Hi, Marsha! — Anna: Hi! — Pete: How are you two? — Marsha: I am great!
  2. An exclamation to call attention.
  3. (dated) Expressing wonder or derision.
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

hi (plural his)

  1. The word "hi" used as a greeting.
    Synonyms: greeting, hello

Etymology 2

From high.

Adjective

hi

  1. Informal spelling of high, often in hyphenated terms.
Derived terms
Related terms
  • lo
  • mid

See also

Anagrams

  • IH

Albanian

Etymology

Tosk form of Gheg hî (pl. hin), from Proto-Albanian *skina, from *skines, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱenHis (compare Latin cinis (“dust; cinder”), Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “ashes; dust”)).

Noun

hi m (definite hiri)

  1. ash, ashes
  2. dust of corpses
  3. (figurative) memory of the dead

Derived terms

  • hirët
  • hirtë
  • hith

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /hi/ [hi]
  • IPA(key): (Southern) /i/ [i]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: hi

Pronoun

hi

  1. (informal, familiar) Second-person singular personal pronoun; you

Usage notes

  • This pronoun is very informal, and is only used between close friends or family members. In all other situations, zu is used.
  • When addressing someone using this pronoun, all verb forms (including those not governed by hi) must be in allocutive agreement. For example:
    Mahaia handia da. ― The table is big.
    Mahaia handia duk. ― The table is big. (informal, to a male)
    Mahaia handia dun. ― The table is big. (informal, to a female)

Declension

Related terms

  • heu

Further reading

  • “hi”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “hi”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bavarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiː/

Etymology 1

From Middle High German hin, hine, from Old High German hina. Compare German hin, Dutch heen and English hence.

Adverb

hi

  2. Used to denote direction away from the speaker.
    Wo gehst'n hi? ― Where are you going?
Derived terms
  • dåhi
  • duathi
See also
  • hi-

Etymology 2

Clipping of Middle High German hinüber.

Adjective

hi (predicative)

  1. out of order, broken
    Des Auto is hi. ― The car is broken.
  2. exhausted, depleted
    Nåchn Spuat gestern woar i afoch nur hi. ― I was just exhausted after yesterday's sport.
  3. (derogatory) dead, deceased
    Auffigstiegn, owigfoin, hi gwen. ― Ascended, fell off, dead.
  4. (figuratively, derogatory, chiefly East Central Bavarian, Vienna) stupid
    Synonyms: ågrennt, deppert, waach
    Bist hi in der Marün? ― Are you stupid?
Synonyms
  • hinig

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *sī. Cognate to Welsh hi.

Pronoun

hi

  1. she

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan y, i, hic, from Latin hīc (“here”) and ibī (“there”). Compare French y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [i]
  • Homophone: i
  • Rhymes: -i

Pronoun

hi (enclitic and proclitic)

  1. represents a place associated with the action described by the verb, unless the place would be introduced by the preposition de
  2. there (in constructions such as "there is", "there are", etc.: see haver-hi)
  3. replaces an adverb (or adverbial phrase) describing the manner, instrument or association of an action
  4. replaces a phrase introduced by any preposition except de (most commonly a or en)
  5. replaces an indefinite noun or an adjective which is the predicate of a verb other than ésser, esdevenir, estar or semblar
  6. (Central) in combination with other object pronouns, the third-person singular indirect object pronoun ("to him", "to her", "to it")

Usage notes

  • When more than one object pronoun is associated with a given verb, hi is always the last in the group.
  • Hi and ho cannot be used together with the same verb, nor can two his be used together.
  • It is sometimes stated that hi is never used to replace a complement beginning with de. This is not completely accurate, as hi can replace adverbial phrases such as de pressa, de sobte, etc.

Declension

Derived terms

  • (Proclitic contractions): l'hi, m'hi, n'hi, s'hi, t'hi
  • (Enclitic contractions): -ens-hi, -l'hi, -la-hi, -les-hi, -los-hi, 'ls-hi, -m'hi, -n'hi, 'ns-hi, -s'hi, -t'hi, -us-hi, -vos-hi

See also

  • en pron
  • ho pron

Further reading

  • “hi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English hi. Doublet of 嗨 (hāi).

Interjection

hi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) hi (interjection)

Etymology 2

From English hi, see hi auntie for more.

Verb

hi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic, originally Internet slang, neologism) Alternative form of 屌 (diu2)
Related terms
  • hi auntie
See also
  • hihi
  • 向左走向右走

Etymology 3

Irregular romanisation of 揩 (haai1).

Verb

hi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Alternative form of 揩 (haai1)

Cornish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *sī. Cognate to Welsh hi.

Pronoun

hi

  1. she (third-person feminine singular personal pronoun).

Etymology 2

Noun

hi

  1. Aspirate mutation of ki.

Danish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Rhymes: -iː

Etymology 1

From Norwegian hi, from Old Norse hið.

Noun

hi n (singular definite hiet, plural indefinite hier)

  1. winter quarters, winter lair (for hibernation); hibernation (used literally or figuratively)
    at gå i hi
    to enter hibernation
Declension
Synonyms
  • vinterhi

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia for laughter or giggling.

Interjection

hi

  1. (onomatopoeia) Signifies giggling.
See also
  • ha

Fasu

Noun

hị

  1. (Namumi) Synonym of he

References

  • Karl J. Franklin, Comparative Wordlist 1 of the Gulf District and adjacent areas (1975), page 67

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English hi, from 1990s digitalization.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯
  • Homophones: hei, high

Interjection

hi

  1. (very informal) hi
    Synonym: moin

Further reading

  • “hi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Romanization

hi

  1. The hiragana syllable ひ (hi) or the katakana syllable ヒ (hi) in Hepburn romanization.

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Kankanaey) IPA(key): /ˈhi/ [ˈhi̞]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: hi

Article

hi

  1. Pronunciation variant of si.

Latin

Pronoun

hī

  1. nominative masculine plural of hic

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic هِيَ (hiya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iː/

Pronoun

hi

  1. Alternative form of hija

Inflection

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hīe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiː/

Pronoun

hi

  1. he

Inflection

Descendants

  • Dutch: hij, ie
  • Limburgish: hae

Further reading

  • “hi”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hi (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hi

  1. Alternative form of I (“I”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hi

  1. Alternative form of he (“he”)

Etymology 3

Pronoun

hi

  1. Alternative form of heo (“she”)

Etymology 4

Pronoun

hi

  1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

  • Possibly: IPA(key): /hiː/
  • Certainly: Stem vowel: ê⁴
    • IPA(key): /hiɛ/, /hiə/

Pronoun

hî

  1. Alternative form of hê.

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

From Hindi ही (hī).

Particle

hi

  1. an emphatic particle

Namuyi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɦ̃ĩ˧]
  • Hyphenation: hi

Noun

hi

  1. month

References

  • Li Jianfu (2017) A Descriptive Grammar of Namuyi Khatho spoken by Namuyi Tibetans‎[2], Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page 472

North Frisian

Alternative forms

  • he

Etymology

From Old Frisian hī, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe.

Pronoun

hi

  1. he
    Hi wal sin frinjer üüb Feer beschük. ― He wants to visit his relatives on Föhr.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hið and híði.

Noun

hi n (definite singular hiet, indefinite plural hi, definite plural hia)

  1. lair (of an animal), sett (badgers)

Etymology 2

Determiner

hi f (masculine hin, neuter hitt, plural hine)

  1. feminine singular of hin

Etymology 3

Interjection

hi

  1. hee; expression of snickering

References

  • “hi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xiː/, [hiː]

Pronoun

hī

  1. Alternative form of hīe (“they”)

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz. Cognates include Old English hē and Old Dutch hie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiː/

Pronoun

hī

  1. he

Declension

Descendants

  • North Frisian:
    Most dialects: hi, he
    Halligen: hii
  • Saterland Frisian: hie
  • West Frisian: hy

References

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Preposition

hi

  1. Alternative spelling of i

Etymology 2

Particle

hi

  1. Alternative spelling of í

Pali

Alternative forms

Conjunction

hi

  1. for, because

Adverb

hi

  1. indeed, certainly

References

  • Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli Language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875.
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “hi”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Pirahã

Etymology

Possibly related to Guaraní ha'e

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪ̃̀/

Pronoun

hi

  1. he, she (third-person subject pronoun)
  2. him, her (third-person object pronoun)

Sumerian

Romanization

hi

  1. Romanization of 𒄭 (ḫi)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧]

Verb

hi

  1. to bare one's teeth

See also

  • nhe

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiː/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *sī (compare Old Irish sí).

Pronoun

hi

  1. she, her

Etymology 2

Noun

hi

  1. h-prothesized form of i

Mutation

Yilan Creole

Etymology

From Japanese 火(ひ) (hi, “fire”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çi/

Noun

hi

  1. fire

Yola

Alternative forms

  • h'

Etymology

From Middle English hi (“they, them”), from Old English hīe, hī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiː/
  • Homophones: ha, hea, heigh, hye

Pronoun

hi

  1. they
  2. them

References

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hí/

Noun

hí

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.

See also

  • (Latin-script letter names) lẹ́tà; á, bí, dí, é, ẹ́, fí, gí, gbì, hí, í, jí, kí, lí, mí, ní, ó, ọ́, pí, rí, sí, ṣí, tí, ú, wí, yí

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • sí

Preposition

hí

  1. (Ikalẹ) to, at, toward (used when movement is implied)
Derived terms
  • húlí (“to the home”)

See also

  • ní

Zou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hi˧/

Noun

hi

  1. disease

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40

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