हय

See also: ह्य, होय, and हाय

Konkani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃) and Marathi होय (hoy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [həj]

Interjection

हय • (hay) (Latin script hoi, Kannada script ಹಯ್)

1. yes (affirmative response particle)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• হয় (Assamese script)
• ᬳᬬ (Balinese script)
• হয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰮𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀳𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဟယ (Burmese script)
• હય (Gujarati script)
• ਹਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌹𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦲꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂯𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಹಯ (Kannada script)
• ហយ (Khmer script)
• ຫຍ (Lao script)
• ഹയ (Malayalam script)
• ᡥᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘮𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠾᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧎𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐴𑐫 (Newa script)
• ହଯ (Odia script)
• ꢲꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆲𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖮𑖧 (Siddham script)
• හය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪂𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚩𑚣 (Takri script)
• ஹய (Tamil script)
• హయ (Telugu script)
• หย (Thai script)
• ཧ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒯𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨱𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyos (“horse”). Cognate with Old Armenian ձի (ji, “horse”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ.jɐ/

Noun

हय • (háya) stem, m

1. a horse

   Synonym: अश्व (áśva)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हय

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	हयः (háyaḥ)	हयौ (háyau) हया¹ (háyā¹)	हयाः (háyāḥ) हयासः¹ (háyāsaḥ¹)
vocative	हय (háya)	हयौ (háyau) हया¹ (háyā¹)	हयाः (háyāḥ) हयासः¹ (háyāsaḥ¹)
accusative	हयम् (háyam)	हयौ (háyau) हया¹ (háyā¹)	हयान् (háyān)
instrumental	हयेन (háyena)	हयाभ्याम् (háyābhyām)	हयैः (háyaiḥ) हयेभिः¹ (háyebhiḥ¹)
dative	हयाय (háyāya)	हयाभ्याम् (háyābhyām)	हयेभ्यः (háyebhyaḥ)
ablative	हयात् (háyāt)	हयाभ्याम् (háyābhyām)	हयेभ्यः (háyebhyaḥ)
genitive	हयस्य (háyasya)	हययोः (háyayoḥ)	हयानाम् (háyānām)
locative	हये (háye)	हययोः (háyayoḥ)	हयेषु (háyeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• हयग्रीव (hayagrīva, “horse necked”)

Descendants

• → Tamil: ஹயம் (hayam), Tamil: அயம் (ayam)
• → Telugu: హయము (hayamu)

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “haya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.