hi

hi

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

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.

• heigh

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: Hi, hie, high

hi

1. A friendly, informal, casual greeting said upon someone's arrival.

   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!

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2. An exclamation to call attention.
   • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:

     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) Expressing wonder or derision.

hi (plural his)

1. The word "hi" used as a greeting.

   Synonyms: greeting, hello

   I didn't even get a hi.

From high.

hi

1. Informal spelling of high, often in hyphenated terms.

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• lo
• mid

• IH

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”)).

hi m (definite singular hiri)

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

• hirët
• hirtë
• hith

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /i/, [i]
• IPA^(key): (Northern) /hi/, [ɦi]

hi

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

• 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)

• heu

• "hi" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “hi” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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

hi

1. she

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

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈi/
• Homophone: i
• Rhymes: -i

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 Catalan) in combination with other object pronouns, the third-person singular indirect object pronoun ("to him", "to her", "to it")

• 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 compliment beginning with de. This is not completely accurate, as hi can replace adverbial phrases such as de pressa, de sobte, etc.

• (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

• en pron
• ho pron

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

From English hi. Doublet of 嗨 (hāi).

hi

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) hi (interjection)

From English hi, see hi auntie for more.

hi

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, euphemistic, originally Internet slang, neologism) Alternative form of 屌.

• hi auntie

• hihi
• 向左走向右走

Irregular romanisation of 揩.

hi

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

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

hi

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

hi

1. Aspirate mutation of ki.

• Rhymes: -i
• Rhymes: -iː

From Norwegian hi, from Old Norse hið.

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

• vinterhi

Onomatopoeia for laughter or giggling.

hi

1. (onomatopoeia) Signifies giggling.

• ha

hị

1. (Namumi) Synonym of he

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

Borrowed from English hi, from 1990s digitalization.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯
• Homophones: hei, high

hi

1. (very informal) hi

   Synonym: moin

• “hi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

hi

1. Rōmaji transcription of ひ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ヒ

hī

1. nominative masculine plural of hic

From Arabic هِيَ‎ (hiya).

• IPA^(key): /iː/

hi

1. Alternative form of hija

From Old Dutch hīe.

• IPA^(key): /hiː/

hi

1. he

• Dutch: hij, ie
• Limburgish: hae

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

hi

1. Alternative form of I (“I”)

hi

1. Alternative form of he (“he”)

hi

1. Alternative form of heo (“she”)

hi

1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

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

hî

1. Alternative form of hê.

From Hindi ही (hī).

hi

1. an emphatic particle

• he

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

hi

1. he

• IPA^(key): /hiː/

From Old Norse híð and híði.

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

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

   Bjørnene har gått i hi for vinteren.

   The bears have entered their lairs for the winter.

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

1. feminine singular of hin

hi

1. hee; expression of snickering

• “hi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /xiː/, [hiː]

hī

1. Alternative form of hīe (“they”)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiː/

hī

1. he

• North Frisian:

  Most dialects: hi, he

  Halligen: hii

• Saterland Frisian: hie
• West Frisian: hy

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

hi

1. Alternative spelling of i

hi

1. Alternative spelling of í

hi

1. for, because

hi

1. indeed, certainly

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

Possibly related to Guaraní ha'e

• IPA^(key): /hɪ̃̀/

hi

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

hi

1. Romanization of 𒄭 (ḫi)

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

hi

1. to bare one's teeth

   Hi răng ra coi nào.

   Come on, show me your teeth.

• nhe

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

• IPA^(key): /hiː/

hi

1. she, her

• h'

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

hi

1. they
   • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5:

     Mot w'all aar boust, hi soon was ee-teight.

     But with all their bravado they were soon taught.

• Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 86

IPA^(key): /hí/

hí

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

• (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

• sí

hí

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

• húlí (“to the home”)

• ní

• IPA^(key): /hi˧/

hi

1. disease

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