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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping ofEnglishHindi, fromHindiहिन्दी(hindī), fromClassical Persianهِنْدِی(hindī).

Symbol

hi

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-1language code forHindi.

See also

English

Etymology 1

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

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Interjection

hi

  1. Afriendly,informal,casualgreeting said upon someone'sarrival.
    Synonyms:hello,greetings,howdy
    Hi, how are you?
    I just dropped by to say “hi”.
    • 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!
    • 1862, Miriam Davis Colt,Went to Kansas‎[2], L. Ingalls & Company,→ISBN,page143:
      When out on the prairie, up galloped an Indian on his pony with his saluting "hi!"
  2. Anexclamation to call attention.
    • 1913,Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, inMr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London:D[aniel] Appleton and Company,→OCLC:
      I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs.[…] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.
    • 1954, J. R. R. Tolkien,The Two Towers:
      'Come back now!' shouted Sam. 'Hi! Come back!' But Gollum had vanished.
  3. (dated)Expressingwonder orderision.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
friendly, informal greeting

Noun

hi (pluralhis)

  1. The word "hi" used as a greeting.
    Synonyms:greeting,hello
    I didn't even get ahi.

Etymology 2

Fromhigh.

Adjective

hi

  1. Informal spelling ofhigh, often in hyphenated terms.
    Gethi-quality videos here!
Derived terms
Related terms

See also

etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "hi"

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Tosk form ofGheghî (pl.hin), fromProto-Albanian*skina, from*skines, fromProto-Indo-European*ḱenHis (compareLatincinis(“dust; cinder”),Ancient Greekκόνις(kónis,“ashes; dust”)).

Noun

hi m (definitehiri)

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

Derived terms

Basque

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

hi (emphatic formsheu,hihaur,herori)

  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 byhi) must be inallocutive agreement. For example:
    Mahaia handiada. ―The tableis big.
    Mahaia handiaduk. ―The tableis big. (informal, to a male)
    Mahaia handiadun. ―The tableis big. (informal, to a female)

Declension

Declension ofhi
absolutivehi
ergativehik
dativehiri
genitivehire
comitativehirekin
causativehigatik,hiregatik
benefactivehiretzat,hiretako
instrumentalhitaz
inessivehigan,hiregan,hire baitan,hitan
locativehire baitako
allativehiregana,hireganat,hire baitara,hire baitarat
terminativehiganaino,hireganaino,hire baitaraino
directivehiganantz,hireganantz
destinativehiganako,hireganako
ablativehiganik,hireganik,higandik,hiregandik,hire baitatik,hire baitarik

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Basque personal pronouns
singularplural
plainemphaticplainemphatic
1st personnineu,nihaur,neraugugeu,guhaur,gerok
2nd personfamiliarhiheu,hihaur,herorizuekzeuek,zuhauek,zerok
neutralzuzeu,zuhaur,zerori
3rd personusedemonstrative andanaphoric pronouns

Further reading

  • “hi”, inEuskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque),Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “hi”, inOrotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary],Euskaltzaindia,1987–2005

Bavarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

FromMiddle High Germanhin,hine, fromOld High Germanhina. CompareGermanhin,Dutchheen andEnglishhence.

Adverb

hi

  2. Used to denote direction away from the speaker.
    Wo gehst'nhi? ―Where are you going?
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Clipping ofMiddle High Germanhinüber.

Adjective

hi (predicative)

  1. out of order,broken
    Des Auto ishi. ―The car isbroken.
  2. exhausted,depleted
    Nåchn Spuat gestern woar i afoch nurhi. ―I was justexhausted 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
    Bisthi in der Marün? ―Are you stupid?
Synonyms

Breton

Etymology

FromProto-Celtic*sī. Cognate toWelshhi.

Pronoun

hi

  1. she

See also

Breton personal pronouns
singularplural
1st personmeni
2nd persontec’hwi
3rd personmeñint
fhi

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited fromOld Catalany,i,hic, fromLatinhīc(“here”) andibī(“there”). CompareFrenchy.

Pronunciation

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 prepositionde
  2. there (in constructions such as "there is", "there are", etc.:seehaver-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 exceptde (most commonlya oren)
  5. replaces an indefinite noun or an adjective which is the predicate of a verbother thanésser,esdevenir,estar orsemblar
  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 andho cannot be used together with the same verb, nor can twohis be used together.
  • It is sometimes stated thathi isnever used to replace a complement beginning withde. This is not completely accurate, ashi can replaceadverbial phrases such asde pressa,de sobte, etc.

Declension

Catalan personal pronouns and clitics
strong/subjectweak (direct object)weak (indirect object)possessive
procliticencliticprocliticenclitic
singular1st
person		standardjo,mi3em,m’-me,’mem,m’-me,’mmeu
majestic1nósens-nos,’nsens-nos,’nsnostre
2nd
person		standardtuet,t’-te,’tet,t’-te,’tteu
formal1vósus-vos,-usus-vos,-usvostre
very formal2vostèel,l’-lo,’lli-liseu
3rd
person		mellel,l’-lo,’lli-liseu
fellala,l’4-lali-liseu
nho-holi-liseu
plural
1st personnosaltresens-nos,’nsens-nos,’nsnostre
2nd
person		standardvosaltresus-vos,-usus-vos,-usvostre
formal2vostèsels-los,’lsels-los,’lsseu
3rd
person		mellsels-los,’lsels-los,’lsseu
fellesles-lesels-los,’lsseu
3rd person reflexivesies,s’-se,’ses,s’-se,’sseu
adverbialablative/genitiveen,n’-ne,’n
locativehi-hi

1 Behaves grammatically as plural.  2 Behaves grammatically as third person.
3 Only as object of a preposition.  4 Not before unstressed (h)i-, (h)u-.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Chinese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

FromEnglishhi.Doublet of嗨(hāi).

Interjection

hi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese)hi(interjection)

Etymology 2

FromEnglishhi, seehi auntie for more.

Verb

hi

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic, originally Internetslang, neologism)alternative form of屌(diu2)
Related terms
See also

Etymology 3

Irregular romanisation of揩(haai1).

Verb

hi

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

Cornish

Etymology 1

FromProto-Brythonic*hi, fromProto-Celtic*sī. Cognate withBreton andWelshhi, andIrishsí.

Alternative forms

  • (Revived Late Cornish)hei

Pronoun

hi f

  1. she (third-person feminine singular personal pronoun).
    Hi a welas.
    She saw.
  2. her (third-person feminine singular enclitic pronoun, used to reinforce previous pronoun).
    hy lyverhi
    her book
    Ple ethhi?
    Where did she go?

See also

Cornish personal pronouns
numberpersonindependent
(subject)		suffixedinfixedpossessive
(dependent)
encliticemphaticreduced
singularfirstmyvyevyma,a'mowA
secondtyjy,sy1tejyta,a'thMdhaS
third2meveveevva,a'nyS
fhihihyhi—'shyA
pluralfirstnininyni'gan,'nagan,'gan
second3hwihwihwyhwi'gas,'sagas,'gas
thirdiiynsi'sagaA,'gaA

1 Uncommon.
2hun andins have been suggested as non-binary 3rd person singular pronouns, though these have not yet officially adopted.
3 Infrequently used as a formal alternative to the singular.

S Triggerssoft mutationA Triggersaspirate mutationM Triggersmixed mutation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Noun

hi

  1. aspirate mutation ofki

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

FromNorwegianhi, fromOld Norsehið.

Noun

hi n (singular definitehiet,plural indefinitehier)

  1. winterquarters, winterlair (for hibernation);hibernation(used literally or figuratively)
    at gå ihi
    to enterhibernation
Declension
Declension ofhi
neuter
gender		singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativehihiethierhierne
genitivehishietshiershiernes
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeia for laughter or giggling.

Interjection

hi

  1. (onomatopoeia)Signifies giggling.
See also

Fasu

Noun

hị

  1. (Namumi)synonym ofhe

References

German

Etymology

Borrowed fromEnglishhi, from 1990s digitalization.

Pronunciation

Interjection

hi

  1. (very informal)hi
    Synonym:moin

Further reading

  • “hi” inDigitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Japanese

Romanization

hi

  1. Thehiragana syllableひ(hi) or thekatakana syllableヒ(hi) inHepburn romanization.

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

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

Article

hi

  1. pronunciation variant ofsi

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of si
Southern / Central
Mt. ProvinceTadiansi,
(Lubon)hi,
(Banaao,Cadad-anan,Cagubatan,Dacudac,Lenga,Pandayan)ho
Baukosi,
(Banao,Bila,Otucan)hi
Sabangansi,
(Tambingan,Supang,Data,Lagan,Losad,Poblacion)si,
(Bun-ayan,Pingad,Bao-angan,Camatagan,Napua,Gayang,Capinitan,Busa,Namatec)hi

Latin

Pronoun

hī

  1. nominativemasculineplural ofhic

Maltese

Etymology

FromArabicهِيَ(hiya).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hi

  1. alternative form ofhija

Inflection

Inflected forms ofhi
positivehija,hi
negativemhijiex,mhix
possessive pronountagħha
basic suffix-ha
direct object suffix-ha
indirect object suffix-lha

Middle Dutch

Etymology

FromOld Dutchhīe.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hi

  1. he

Inflection

Middle Dutch personal pronouns
nominativeaccusativedativegenitive
singular1st personicmimijn
2nd persondudidijn
3rd
person		mhihem,hensijn
fsihaerhaer
nhethem,hensijn
plural1st personwionsonse
2nd persongiuuwe
3rd personsihem,henhaer

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hi

  1. alternative form ofI(“I”)

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hi

  1. alternative form ofhe(“he”)

Etymology 3

Pronoun

hi

  1. alternative form ofheo(“she”)

Etymology 4

Pronoun

hi

  1. alternative form ofhe(“they”)

Middle Low German

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hî

  1. alternative form ofhê

Mizo

Etymology

FromProto-Kuki-Chin*hii.

Determiner

hi (pronominalheiorhe,obliquehian)

  1. this,these (near the speaker)

See also

Mizo demonstratives
PronounDeterminer
SingularPluralUnmarkedOblique
Near the speakerhei,hehênghihian
Near the addresseekhakhângkhakhân
Up therekhikhîngkhikhian
Down therekhukhûngkhukhuan
Far awaysawsâwngsawsâwn
Unseenchuchûngchuchuan

Note that all pronoun forms of the demonstratives are pronounced with different tones to their determiner counterparts. Oblique forms are pronounced with one tone when used in the ergative, and a different tone in other cases.

Further reading

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

FromHindiही(hī).

Particle

hi

  1. anemphaticparticle

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[3], Victoria: La Trobe University (PhD Thesis), page472

North Frisian

Alternative forms

Etymology

FromOld Frisianhī, fromProto-West Germanic*hiʀ, fromProto-Germanic*hiz, fromProto-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

Etymology 1

FromOld Norsehið andhíði.

Noun

hi n (definite singularhiet,indefinite pluralhi,definite pluralhia)

  1. lair(of an animal),sett(badgers)
    Bjørnane har gått ihi for vinteren.
    The bears have entered theirlairs for the winter.
    Bjørnen søv no, bjørnen søv no i sitt lunehi
    The bear is sleeping now, the bear is sleeping now in his cozylair (a children song)

Etymology 2

Determiner

hi f (masculinehin,neuterhitt,pluralhine)

  1. femininesingular ofhin

Etymology 3

Interjection

hi

  1. hee; expression ofsnickering

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hī

  1. alternative form ofhīe(“they”)

Old Frisian

Etymology

FromProto-West Germanic*hiʀ, fromProto-Germanic*hiz. Cognates includeOld Englishhē andOld Dutchhie.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hī m (accusativehine,genitivesīn,dativehim)

  1. he

Declension

Old Frisian personal pronoun declensions
nominativeaccusativedativegenitive
singular1st personikmīmīmīn
2nd personthūthīthīthīn
3rd
person		mhīhinehimsīn
fhiū,hiōhiāhire,hiārehire,hiāre
nhithithimsīn
plural1st personwīūsūsūser
2nd personjījū,jōjū,jōjūwer
3rd personhiāhiāhim,hirem,hiāremhira,hiāra

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 ofi

Etymology 2

Particle

hi

  1. alternative spelling ofí

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Conjunction

hi

  1. for,because

Adverb

hi

  1. indeed,certainly

References

Pirahã

Etymology

Possibly related toGuaraníha'e

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hi

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

Sumerian

Romanization

hi

  1. romanization of𒄭(ḫi)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

hi

  1. tobare one'steeth
    Hi răng ra coi nào.
    Come on, show me your teeth.

See also

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

FromProto-Celtic*sī (compareOld Irishsí).

Pronoun

hi

  1. she,her

Etymology 2

Noun

hi

  1. h-prothesized form ofi

Mutation

Mutated forms ofi
radicalsoftnasalh-prothesis
iunchangedunchangedhi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Yilan Creole

Etymology

FromJapanese火(ひ)(hi,“fire”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hi

  1. (Aohua)fire

References

  • 林愷娣 [Lin Kaidi] (2022),A basic description of Yilan Creole phonology: with a special focus on the Aohua dialect‎[4] (Unpublished thesis)

Yola

Alternative forms

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishhi(“they, them”), fromOld Englishhīe,hī.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

hi

  1. they
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, pages86[1]:
      Mot w'all aar boust,hi soon was ee-teight
      But with all their bravadothey were soon taught
    • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 8, pages86[1]:
      Hi kinket an keilt, ee vewe aam 'twode snite.
      They kicked and rolled, the few that appeared.
  2. them
    • 1927, “ZONG OF TWI MAARKEET MOANS”, inTHE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page129, lines7[2]:
      Shu ztaared an shu ztudiedhi near parshagh moan,
      She stared and she studied (them) by the other passive woman,

References

  1. ↑1.01.1Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867
  2. ^Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, inJournal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /hí/

Noun

hí

  1. The name of theLatin-script letterH/h.

See also

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Preposition

hí

  1. (Ikalẹ)to,at,toward(used when movement is implied)
Derived terms

See also

Zou

Pronunciation

Noun

hi

  1. disease

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013),A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page40
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