హాయి

Telugu

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /haːji/

Noun

హాయి • (hāyi) ? (plural హాయులు)

1. happiness, peace, quiet, comfort, pleasantness

   Synonyms: ఆనందము (ānandamu), సుఖము (sukhamu), సౌఖ్యము (saukhyamu)

   • 1991, Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (lyrics and music), “Kalaya Nijama”, in Ilaiyaraaja (music), Coolie No. 1, performed by Ilaiyaraaja and P. Susheela:

     కలయా? నిజమా? తొలి రేయి హాయి మహిమా

     kalayā? nijamā? toli rēyi hāyi mahimā

     Is this a dream? Is this real? This is the great happiness of the first night

Derived terms

• హాయిగా (hāyigā, “happily, comfortably, at ease”)

References

• "హాయి" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 570
• "హాయి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1394
• హాయి at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)