different between hei vs hai

English

Noun

hei (plural heis)

1. Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter)

Anagrams

• hie

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• haim, heim, hemmu

Etymology

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.

Noun

hei n

1. (Formazza) home

References

• “hei” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Cornish

Noun

hei

1. Aspirate mutation of kei.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i?/
• Hyphenation: hei
• Rhymes: -?i?
• Homophone: hij

Noun

hei f (plural heides or heiden, diminutive heitje n)

1. Alternative form of heide

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hei (compare Estonian hei, Ingrian hei, Karelian hei, Ludian hei, Veps hei). Compare also Old Norse hei (whence Swedish hej) and English hey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hei?/, [?he?i?]
• Rhymes: -ei
• Syllabification: hei

Interjection

hei

1. hi
2. bye (often repeated twice for goodbye: "hei hei")
3. hey

Derived terms

• hei-huuto

Anagrams

• hie

Galician

Verb

hei

1. first-person singular present indicative of haber

German Low German

Alternative forms

• (more common in the western dialects, though still found in Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian and Low Prussian alongside hei) he

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h???/, /ha??/

Pronoun

hei m (genitive sin, dative em, dative 2 jüm, accusative en)

1. (in some dialects, including, Mecklenburgisch, Western Pomeranian and Low Prussian, personal) Alternative form of he

   (Low Prussian) Hei ös to lat.

   He is too late.

Pronoun

hei m (dative ühne or ühm' or ühm, accusative ühne or ühn or iähne, weak accusative ne)

1. (Paderbornisch, personal) he

Japanese

Romanization

hei

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Latvian

Interjection

hei

1. hey

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German h?, contraction of hie, from Old High German hia, alternative form of hiar, from Proto-Germanic *h??r. Compare archaic German hie. Also cognate with German hier, Dutch hier, English here.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai?/, [h???]
• Rhymes: -??

Adverb

hei

1. here, in this place

Derived terms

• heiansdo

Mandarin

Romanization

hei (Zhuyin ???)

1. Nonstandard spelling of h?i.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Maori

Particle

hei

1. Future locative particle

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hei (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of hey (“hay”)

Etymology 2

Interjection

hei

1. Alternative form of hey (“hey”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hei

1. Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)

Etymology 4

Pronoun

hei

1. Alternative form of he (“they”)

Etymology 5

Verb

hei (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied)

1. Alternative form of heien (“to lift up”)

Etymology 6

Adjective

hei (comparative heier, superlative heiest)

1. Alternative form of heigh (“high”)

Mòcheno

Etymology

From Middle High German höuwe, from Old High German hewi, houwi, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawj? (“hay”). Cognate with German Heu, English hay.

Noun

hei n

1. hay

Related terms

• heibeger

References

• “hei” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Interjection

hei

1. hi (greeting)
   • hei!

     hi!

Derived terms

• heie

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heiðr.

Noun

hei f or m (definite singular heia or heien, indefinite plural heier, definite plural heiene)

1. a heath or moor

References

• “hei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hæ?/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hei.

Interjection

hei

1. hi (greeting)
   • hei!

     hi!

Derived terms

• heie

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heiðr. Akin to English heath.

Noun

hei f (definite singular heia, indefinite plural heier or heiar, definite plural heiene or heiane)

1. a heath or moor

Derived terms

• heilo

References

• “hei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Frisian

Noun

hei m

1. mind, sense

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• hey (obsolete)
• ey (obsolete)
• ei (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ei, from a Proto-Ibero-Romance variety ai, from Vulgar Latin *aio, from Latin habe?, from Proto-Italic *hab?? or *ha???, the latter may be from Proto-Indo-European *g?eh?b?- (“to grab, to take”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /?ej/

Verb

hei

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of haver

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Vallader) hai

Interjection

hei

1. (Puter, Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation)

Derived terms

• bainschi hei

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Sursilvan) gie, (Sursilvan) bein
• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, schi

Scots

Pronoun

hei

1. (South Scots, personal) he

See also

• ei

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English high.

Adjective

hei

1. high

Etymology 2

From English hare.

Noun

hei

1. paca

Alternative forms

• ei

English

Etymology

A purposeful misspelling.

Interjection

hai

1. (Internet slang) hi

Anagrams

• AIH, HIA, ahi

'Are'are

Numeral

hai

1. four

References

• Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Adzera

Interjection

hai

1. yes

Angor

Noun

hai

1. fire

References

• Robert Lee Litteral, Features of Angor Discourse (1980)

Asturian

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

Estonian

Etymology

< Swedish haj (“shark”), < Dutch haai (“shark”)

Noun

hai (genitive hai, partitive haid)

1. shark

Declension

Synonyms

• haikala

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h?i?/, [?h?i?]
• Rhymes: -?i
• Syllabification: hai

Etymology 1

< Swedish haj (“shark”) < Dutch haai (“shark”) < Old Norse hákarl (“shark”)

Noun

hai

1. shark

Declension

Synonyms

• haikala

Compounds

Etymology 2

< English high < high card

Noun

hai

1. (poker) high card

Usage notes

Often preceded with the rank of the high card, such as ässähai for "ace high (card)".

Declension

Coordinate terms

• pari, kaksi paria, neljän suora, neljän väri, kolmoset, suora, väri, täyskäsi, neloset, viitoset, värisuora, kuningasvärisuora

Anagrams

• iha

French

Verb

hai

1. first-person singular present active indicative of havoir

Galician

Alternative forms

• ha

Verb

hai

1. third-person singular present indicative of haber

   Hai dous nomes diferentes. — "There are two different names."

Garo

Interjection

hai

1. let us, 1st person plural imperative

German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha??/

Pronoun

hai m

1. (also Märkisch, Sauerländisch, East Pomeranian in Brazil) he

See also

• hei

(Sauerländisch)

• ik (“I”)
• diu (“thou, you (sg.)”)
• iämme (rarely iäme) (“him (dat.)”)
• iänne (“him (dat., acc.)”)
• sai (“she; her (acc.)”)
• iär (“her (dat.)”)
• et (“it”)
• sai (“they”)

(Brazilian)

• ik (“I”)
• duu (“thou, you (sg.)”)
• wij (“we”)
• jij (“you (pl.)”)
• sai (“they”)

Further reading

• Gertjan Postma, A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian (Linguistik Aktuell / Linguistics Today, vol. 248), 2019, p. 103

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha?/

Interjection

hai

1. hi

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ai?/
• Homophone: ai

Verb

hai

1. second-person singular present indicative of avere

Anagrams

• ahi

Japanese

Romanization

hai

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Jersey Dutch

Etymology

Cognate to Dutch hij (“he”). Compare German Low German hei (“he”).

Pronoun

hai

1. he
   • 1912, Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche taal— en letterkunde, volumes 31-32, page 309:

     Hai waz nît tevrêde täus […]

     He was not content at home […]

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /häi/

Etymology 1

Clipping of wahai.

Interjection

hai (Jawi spelling ????)

1. used to call out to people.

   Hai orang-orang yang beriman!

   Oh, people who believe!

Etymology 2

From English hi.

Interjection

hai (Jawi spelling ????)

1. (informal) used as a greeting.

   Hai, tengah buat apa ni?

   Hello, whatcha doing?

Further reading

• “hai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mandarin

Romanization

hai

1. Nonstandard spelling of h?i.
2. Nonstandard spelling of hái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of h?i.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

hai (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of haye (“hunting net”)

Etymology 2

Interjection

hai

1. Alternative form of hey (“hey”)

Etymology 3

Noun

hai (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of hey (“hay”)

Etymology 4

Noun

hai (plural haies)

1. Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)

Etymology 5

Verb

hai

1. Alternative form of haven (“to have”)

Navajo

Alternative forms

• xai (in older Americanist literature)

Etymology

From the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [x?j]

Noun

hai

1. winter

Derived terms

• haid????? (“last winter”)
• haigo (“in winter”)
• hai?íí?níí? (“midwinter”)
• dííghaaí (“this winter”)

See also

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haier, definite plural haiene)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Dutch haai

Noun

hai m (definite singular haien, indefinite plural haiar, definite plural haiane)

1. a shark

References

• “hai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Okinawan

Romanization

hai

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haj]

Interjection

hai

1. (with subjunctives) let's

   hai s? mergem

   let's go

Usage notes

Hai is a word expressing inclination toward an action. It is often used to introduce suggestions, such as that in the given example.

Related terms

• haide, haidem, haide?i, haios

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Puter, Vallader) hei

Interjection

hai

1. (Vallader) yes (used to indicate agreement with the speaker in a conversation)

Derived terms

• bainschi hai

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) gea
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Vallader) bain
• (Sursilvan) gie, (Sursilvan) bein
• (Sutsilvan) bagn
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) ea
• (Surmiran) gea bagn
• (Puter, Vallader) bainschi, schi

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ai/, [?ai?]

Verb

hai

1. (Chile) Informal second-person singular (vos) present indicative form of haber.
2. (archaic, impersonal third-person singular indicative present of haber) there is, there are

   Synonym: hay

Swahili

Pronunciation

Adjective

hai (invariable)

1. alive (not dead)
2. organic (living)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hi.

Interjection

hai

1. hello

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ha?r, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *?aar (or some variant presented by Proto-Palaungic *l?aar, Khasi ar, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] â?; Shorto reconstructed Pre-Mon-Khmer *bi?aar). Cognate with Muong hal, Khmer ??? (pii), Bahnar 'bar, Pacoh bar, Khasi ar, Mon ?? (ba).

Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *hu?? (“to kiss”) (> Vietnamese hôn), *he?t (“finished”) (> Vietnamese h?t), *han? (“he, she, it”) (> Vietnamese h?n), *ho?j (“foul-smelling”) (> Vietnamese hôi), *t?-?a?m (> Vietnamese hàm, Late Vietic), *h???? (“river, brook”), *ha??? (“to open (mouth)”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [ha?j??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [ha?j??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ha?j??]

Numeral

hai (?, ????)

1. two

Adjective

hai • (?, ????)

1. (Southern Vietnam, of a sibling) eldest; firstborn

   Synonym: c?

Derived terms

• c? hai (“both”)
• tháng hai (“February”)
• th? hai (“Monday”)

See also

• nh?
• nhì

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin ? (shì).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he]

Verb

hai

1. to be; the copula:
   1. Indicates that the subject and object are the same.

   2. Indicates that the subject has the qualities described by a noun or predicate adjective.

   Antonym: bai

See also

• yek (“to be at; to exist”)

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun?^[1], University of Helsinki (PhD), ?ISBN

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese ? (MC k??i).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ha?i??/
• Tone numbers: hai¹
• Hyphenation: hai

Verb

hai (Sawndip forms ???? or ? or ? or ??????, old orthography hai)

1. to open

Zou

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai??/

Noun

hai

1. mango

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai???/

Verb

hái

1. (intransitive) to chew
2. (transitive) to skim off

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai???/

Noun

hài

1. cup

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai???/

Verb

hài

1. (transitive) to forget

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 62