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holla
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?h?l?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?h?l?/
Etymology 1
Interjection
holla
- Alternative form of hollo
- 1828, The Lairds of Fife (page 163)
- Holla, there! Holla, there, I say! What the devil are you about with my master's box-coat?
- 1828, The Lairds of Fife (page 163)
Verb
holla (third-person singular simple present hollas, present participle hollaing, simple past and past participle hollaed)
- Alternative form of hollo
Etymology 2
From holler
Verb
holla (third-person singular simple present hollas, present participle hollaing, simple past and past participle hollaed)
- (colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.
Derived terms
- holla at
Interjection
holla
- (colloquial) what's up; a greeting
- (African-American Vernacular) used to express interest in a woman
Anagrams
- hallo
Irish
Noun
holla
- h-prothesized form of olla
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hey
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: h?, IPA(key): /he?/
- Homophone: hay
- Rhymes: -e?
Etymology 1
From Middle English hey, hei, also without h- in ey, from Old English *h?, ?a (interjection), attested as first element in h?l?, ?al? (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”). Cognate with Dutch hé, hei (“hi, hey”), German hei (“hey, wow”), Danish and Swedish hej (“hello, hey”), Faroese hey (“hey, hello”), Old Norse, Icelandic and Norwegian hei (“hey”), Romanian hei, Russian ?? (ej, “hey”); see heigh. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example, Burmese ??? (he:), Finnish hei, Unami hè, and Mandarin ? (?i), and various sound-alikes as Ancient Greek ??? (eîa) and Latin eia, eho, Sanskrit ?? (he). See also hello.
Alternative forms
- hay
- heigh
Interjection
hey
- An exclamation to get attention.
- A protest or reprimand.
- An expression of surprise.
- An informal greeting, similar to hi.
- A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
- A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
Synonyms
- (exclamation to get attention): oi, yo; see also Thesaurus:hey
- (expression of surprise): blimey, gee whiz, yowzah; see also Thesaurus:wow
- (for repetition or explanation): eh, huh
- (informal greeting): hi, howdy, wotcher; see also Thesaurus:hello
Related terms
Translations
See also
- huh
- hay is for horses
- hey on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From French haie (“hedge”), with reference to the weaving patterns used in hedgelaying.
Noun
hey (plural heys)
- (country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.
Translations
Etymology 3
See he.
Noun
hey (plural heys)
- Alternative spelling of he (Hebrew letter)
Anagrams
- Yeh, hye, yeh
Faroese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Interjection
hey
- hi, hey, hello
- Synonyms: halló, góðan morgun, góðan dag, gott kvøld
- Antonyms: farvæl, vit síggjast
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hei?/
- Rhymes: -ei?
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hey, from Proto-Germanic *hawj?.
Noun
hey n (genitive singular heys, nominative plural hey)
- (usually uncountable) hay
Declension
Etymology 2
Interjection
hey
- hey
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English h??, h?e?, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawj? (“hay”).
Noun
hey (uncountable)
- hay
Alternative forms
- hey?, heygh, hay, ay, heyn, hayn, hei, hei?, heigh, hai, hain
Descendants
- English: hay
- Scots: hey
- Yola: hye, hey
References
- “hei, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English *h?, ?a. See English hey for more.
Interjection
hey
- hey
Alternative forms
- hay, ay, he, heh, heigh
Descendants
- English: hey
- Scots: hey
References
- “hei, interj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
Noun
hey
- Alternative form of heye (“hedge”)
Etymology 4
Noun
hey (uncountable)
- Alternative form of hye (“haste”)
Etymology 5
Pronoun
hey
- Alternative form of he (“he”)
Etymology 6
Pronoun
hey
- Alternative form of he (“they”)
Etymology 7
Verb
hey (third-person singular simple present heyeth, present participle heyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heyed)
- Alternative form of heien (“to lift up”)
Etymology 8
Pronoun
hey (comparative heyer, superlative heyest)
- Alternative form of heigh (“high”)
Portuguese
Verb
hey
- Obsolete spelling of hei
Somali
Verb
hey
- possess
Spanish
Alternative forms
- ey
Etymology
Borrowed from English hey.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ei/, [?ei?]
- (Imitating English) IPA(key): /?xei/, [?xei?]
Interjection
¡hey!
- hey!
- Synonyms: eh, oye
Related terms
- ah
- oh
- hala
Yola
Noun
hey
- Alternative form of hye
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- what hey means in texting
- what hey you means
- what hey there means
- what hey in spanish
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