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हाय

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See also: हय, होय, and ह्य

Hindi

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɦɑːj/, [ɦäːj]

Interjection

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हाय (hāy) (Urdu spelling ہائے)

  1. alas!
    हाय-हाय!hāy-hāy!alas!

Noun

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हाय (hāyf (Urdu spelling ہائے)

  1. an exclamation of distress; a sigh

Declension

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References

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