हाय

See also: हय, होय, and ह्य

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हायि (hāyi). Cognate with Punjabi ਹਾਏ (hāē), Gujarati હાય (hāya), Marathi हाय (hāy).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɑːj/, [ɦäːj]

Interjection

हाय • (hāy) (Urdu spelling ہائے)

  1. alas!
    हाय-हाय! ― hāy-hāy! ― alas!

Noun

हाय • (hāy) f (Urdu spelling ہائے)

  1. an exclamation of distress; a sigh

Declension
Declension of हाय (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct हाय
hāy		 हायें
hāyẽ
oblique हाय
hāy		 हायों
hāyõ
vocative हाय
hāy		 हायो
hāyo

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “hāyi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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