hai

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Translingual

Symbol

hai

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Haida.

English

Etymology

A purposeful misspelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ̯/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Interjection

hai

1. (Internet slang) Hi.
   • 2023 June 5, Rebecca Gillam, “18 celebs who swear by weight training, from Adele to Millie Mackintosh & Frankie Bridge”, in Women's Health‎^[1]:

     As her famously no-BS longtime PT Don Saladino, who has a next-level celeb roster (oh HAIII, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt!), told WH: ‘It’s about improving your body’s resilience and energy […] making sure we’re optimising everything we do’.

Anagrams

• AIH, HIA, ahi

Adzera

Interjection

hai

1. yes

Angor

Noun

hai

1. fire

References

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

'Are'are

Numeral

hai

1. four

References

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

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

Declension of hai (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hai	haid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hai
genitive			haide
partitive		haid	haisid
illative		haisse	haidesse
inessive		hais	haides
elative		haist	haidest
allative		haile	haidele
adessive		hail	haidel
ablative		hailt	haidelt
translative		haiks	haideks
terminative		haini	haideni
essive		haina	haidena
abessive		haita	haideta
comitative		haiga	haidega

Synonyms

• haikala

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑi̯/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Syllabification^(key): hai

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish haj (“shark”), itself from Dutch haai (“shark”) from Old Norse hákarl (“shark”).

Noun

hai

1. shark

   Synonym: haikala

Declension

Inflection of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		hai	hait
genitive		hain	haiden haitten
partitive		haita	haita
illative		haihin	haihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hai	hait
accusative	nom.	hai	hait
	gen.	hain
genitive		hain	haiden haitten
partitive		haita	haita
inessive		haissa	haissa
elative		haista	haista
illative		haihin	haihin
adessive		hailla	hailla
ablative		hailta	hailta
allative		haille	haille
essive		haina	haina
translative		haiksi	haiksi
abessive		haitta	haitta
instructive		—	hain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haini haini accusative nom. haini haini gen. haini genitive haini haideni haitteni partitive haitani haitani inessive haissani haissani elative haistani haistani illative haihini haihini adessive haillani haillani ablative hailtani hailtani allative hailleni hailleni essive hainani hainani translative haikseni haikseni abessive haittani haittani instructive — — comitative — haineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haisi haisi accusative nom. haisi haisi gen. haisi genitive haisi haidesi haittesi partitive haitasi haitasi inessive haissasi haissasi elative haistasi haistasi illative haihisi haihisi adessive haillasi haillasi ablative hailtasi hailtasi allative haillesi haillesi essive hainasi hainasi translative haiksesi haiksesi abessive haittasi haittasi instructive — — comitative — hainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haimme haimme accusative nom. haimme haimme gen. haimme genitive haimme haidemme haittemme partitive haitamme haitamme inessive haissamme haissamme elative haistamme haistamme illative haihimme haihimme adessive haillamme haillamme ablative hailtamme hailtamme allative haillemme haillemme essive hainamme hainamme translative haiksemme haiksemme abessive haittamme haittamme instructive — — comitative — hainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hainne hainne accusative nom. hainne hainne gen. hainne genitive hainne haidenne haittenne partitive haitanne haitanne inessive haissanne haissanne elative haistanne haistanne illative haihinne haihinne adessive haillanne haillanne ablative hailtanne hailtanne allative haillenne haillenne essive hainanne hainanne translative haiksenne haiksenne abessive haittanne haittanne instructive — — comitative — hainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hainsa hainsa accusative nom. hainsa hainsa gen. hainsa genitive hainsa haidensa haittensa partitive haitaan haitansa haitaan haitansa inessive haissaan haissansa haissaan haissansa elative haistaan haistansa haistaan haistansa illative haihinsa haihinsa adessive haillaan haillansa haillaan haillansa ablative hailtaan hailtansa hailtaan hailtansa allative hailleen haillensa hailleen haillensa essive hainaan hainansa hainaan hainansa translative haikseen haiksensa haikseen haiksensa abessive haittaan haittansa haittaan haittansa instructive — — comitative — haineen hainensa

Derived terms

compounds

• australiankissahai
• australiansarvihai
• bambuhai
• biljardihai
• enkelihai
• epolettihai
• gangesinhai
• gekkohai
• grönlanninhai
• haibarbi
• haikala
• haimonni
• hainevä
• haivene
• hapanhai
• harmaahai
• hietahai
• härkähai
• isovasarahai
• jättiläishai
• jäähai
• kettuhai
• korttihai
• leopardihai
• lohihai
• makohai
• makrillihai
• okapartahai
• piikkihai
• pikkuhai
• pistepunahai
• pörssihai
• raitakoirahai
• rengashai
• ruskohai
• sahahai
• sarvihai
• seeprahai
• seeprasarvihai
• sillihai
• sillihaikala
• sumuhai
• sysihai
• tiikerhai
• tiikerihai
• torpedohai
• täpläpallohai
• täpläpartahai
• täpläpunahai
• ulappakettuhai
• valashai
• valkoevähai
• valkohai
• valkopilkkahai
• vasarahai
• verkkopartahai
• ässähai

 

Further reading

• “1. hai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English high, from 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

Inflection of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		hai	hait
genitive		hain	haiden haitten
partitive		haita	haita
illative		haihin	haihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hai	hait
accusative	nom.	hai	hait
	gen.	hain
genitive		hain	haiden haitten
partitive		haita	haita
inessive		haissa	haissa
elative		haista	haista
illative		haihin	haihin
adessive		hailla	hailla
ablative		hailta	hailta
allative		haille	haille
essive		haina	haina
translative		haiksi	haiksi
abessive		haitta	haitta
instructive		—	hain
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hai (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haini haini accusative nom. haini haini gen. haini genitive haini haideni haitteni partitive haitani haitani inessive haissani haissani elative haistani haistani illative haihini haihini adessive haillani haillani ablative hailtani hailtani allative hailleni hailleni essive hainani hainani translative haikseni haikseni abessive haittani haittani instructive — — comitative — haineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haisi haisi accusative nom. haisi haisi gen. haisi genitive haisi haidesi haittesi partitive haitasi haitasi inessive haissasi haissasi elative haistasi haistasi illative haihisi haihisi adessive haillasi haillasi ablative hailtasi hailtasi allative haillesi haillesi essive hainasi hainasi translative haiksesi haiksesi abessive haittasi haittasi instructive — — comitative — hainesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haimme haimme accusative nom. haimme haimme gen. haimme genitive haimme haidemme haittemme partitive haitamme haitamme inessive haissamme haissamme elative haistamme haistamme illative haihimme haihimme adessive haillamme haillamme ablative hailtamme hailtamme allative haillemme haillemme essive hainamme hainamme translative haiksemme haiksemme abessive haittamme haittamme instructive — — comitative — hainemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hainne hainne accusative nom. hainne hainne gen. hainne genitive hainne haidenne haittenne partitive haitanne haitanne inessive haissanne haissanne elative haistanne haistanne illative haihinne haihinne adessive haillanne haillanne ablative hailtanne hailtanne allative haillenne haillenne essive hainanne hainanne translative haiksenne haiksenne abessive haittanne haittanne instructive — — comitative — hainenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hainsa hainsa accusative nom. hainsa hainsa gen. hainsa genitive hainsa haidensa haittensa partitive haitaan haitansa haitaan haitansa inessive haissaan haissansa haissaan haissansa elative haistaan haistansa haistaan haistansa illative haihinsa haihinsa adessive haillaan haillansa haillaan haillansa ablative hailtaan hailtansa hailtaan hailtansa allative hailleen haillensa hailleen haillensa essive hainaan hainansa hainaan hainansa translative haikseen haiksensa haikseen haiksensa abessive haittaan haittansa haittaan haittansa instructive — — comitative — haineen hainensa

Further reading

• “2. hai”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• hia, iha

French

Verb

hai

1. first-person singular present active indicative of havoir

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese hay, from ha + y, "there is".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaj]

Verb

hai

1. (reintegrationist norm, less recommended) third-person singular present indicative of haver
2. (impersonal) third-person singular present indicative of haber (there is, there are)

   Hai dous nomes diferentes. ― There are two different names.

Further reading

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “aver”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “hay”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “haber”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Garo

Interjection

hai

1. let us, 1st person plural imperative

   Hai an·ching nokona re·anga

   Let's go home

German Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ̯/

Pronoun

hai m

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

   [Brazilian] Hai sit dicht am füür.

   He is sitting next to the fire.

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

Guaraní

Verb

hai

1. to write

Conjugation

    Conjugation of hai

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
active
	indicative	che ahai	nde rehai	ha'e ohai	ñande jahai	ore rohai	peẽ pehai	ha'ekuéra ohai/ohai hikuái
	hortative	tahai che	terehai nde	tohai ha'e	tajahai ñande	tarohai ore	tapehai peẽ	tohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	ehai	-	-	-	pehai	-
passive
	indicative	che ajehai	nde rejehai	ha'e ojehai	ñande jajehai	ore rojehai	peẽ pejehai	ha'ekuéra ojehai/ojehai hikuái
	hortative	tajehai che	terejehai nde	tojehai ha'e	tajajehai ñande	tarojehai ore	tapejehai peẽ	tojehai ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	ejehai	-	-	-	pejehai	-
reciprocal
	indicative	-	-	-	ñande jajohai	ore rojohai	peẽ pejohai	ha'ekuéra ojohai/ojohai hikuái
	hortative	-	-	-	tajajohai ñande	tarojohai ore	tapejohai peẽ	tojohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	-	-	-	-	pejohai	-
coactive
	indicative	che ambohai	nde rembohai	ha'e ombohai	ñande ñambohai	ore rombohai	peẽ pembohai	ha'ekuéra ombohai/ombohai hikuái
	hortative	tambohai che	terembohai nde	tombohai ha'e	tañambohai ñande	tarombohai ore	tapembohai peẽ	tombohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	embohai	-	-	-	pembohai	-
objective
	indicative	che arohai/aguerohai	nde rerohai/reguerohai	ha'e orohai/oguerohai	ñande jarohai/jaguerohai	ore rorohai/roguerohai	peẽ perohai/peguerohai	ha'ekuéra orohai/oguerohai//orohai/oguerohai hikuái
	hortative	tarohai/taguerohai che	tererohai/tereguerohai nde	torohai/toguerohai ha'e	tajarohai/tajaguerohai ñande	tarorohai/taroguerohai ore	taperohai/tapeguerohai peẽ	torohai/toguerohai ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	erohai/eguerohai	-	-	-	perohai/peguerohai	-
subsuntive¹
	indicative	che aporohai/amba'ehai	nde reporohai/remba'ehai	ha'e oporohai/omba'ehai	ñande japorohai/ñamba'ehai	ore roporohai/romba'ehai	peẽ peporohai/pemba'ehai	ha'ekuéra oporohai/omba'ehai//oporohai/omba'ehai hikuái
	hortative	taporohai/tamba'ehai che	tereporohai/teremba'ehai nde	toporohai/tomba'ehai ha'e	tajaporohai/tañamba'ehai ñande	taroporohai/taromba'ehai ore	tapeporohai/tapemba'ehai peẽ	toporohai/tomba'ehai ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eporohai/emba'ehai	-	-	-	peporohai/pemba'ehai	-
		¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Gwich'in

hai

1. Alternative spelling of hąįʼ

Indonesian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɪ/

Interjection

hai

1. hi

Further reading

• “hai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Alternative forms

• ài (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaj/
• Homophone: ai
• Rhymes: -aj
• Hyphenation: hài

Verb

hai

1. second-person singular present indicative of avere

Anagrams

• ahi

Japanese

Romanization

hai

1. Rōmaji transcription of はい

Jersey Dutch

Alternative forms

• hāi

Etymology

From Dutch hij. Cognates include Afrikaans hy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai/, /hɛi/

Pronoun

hai

1. Alternative form of hāi.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯/
• Rhymes: -ai̯

Etymology 1

Clipping of wahai.

Interjection

hai (Jawi spelling هاي)

1. Used to call out to people.

   Hai orang-orang yang beriman!

   Oh, people who believe!

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hi.

Interjection

hai (Jawi spelling هاي)

1. (informal) Used as a greeting; hi.

   Synonyms: helo, assalamualaikum

   Hai, tengah buat apa ni?

   Hi, 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 hāi.
2. Nonstandard spelling of hái.
3. Nonstandard spelling of hǎi.
4. Nonstandard spelling of hài.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maori

Noun

hai

1. (playing cards) ace

References

• “hai” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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 Proto-Athabaskan *x̣αy. Related to the root -HAI (“a winter or a year passes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɑj]

• Audio:

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Noun

hai

1. winter

   Haigo deeskʼaaz łeh. ― It’s usually cold in the winter.

Derived terms

• haidą́ą́ʼ (“last winter”)
• haigo (“in winter”)
• haiʼííłnííʼ (“midwinter”)
• dííghaaí (“this winter”)

See also

Seasons in Navajo · (layout · text) · category
daan (“spring”)	shį́ (“summer”)	aakʼeed (“autumn”)	hai (“winter”)

Ngaju

Adjective

hai

1. big

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, from Old Norse hár, whence also hå.

Noun

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

1. a shark

   Synonym: hå

References

• “hai” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Clipping of haide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [haj]

• Audio:

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Interjection

hai

1. (with subjunctives) let's

   hai să 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, haideți, haios

Romansch

Alternative forms

• hei (Puter, Vallader)

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): /ˈai/ [ˈai̯]
• Rhymes: -ai
• Syllabification: hai

Verb

hai

1. (archaic, impersonal third-person singular indicative present of haber) there is, there are

   Synonym: hay

   Hai dos tiendas que venden películas.

   There are two stores that sell films.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

hai (invariable)

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

Tày

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [haːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ʰŋaːjᴬ; cognate with Lao ຫງາຍ (ngāi), Shan ငၢႆ (ngǎai), Thai หงาย (ngǎai).

Noun

hai (胎)

1. moon

Etymology 2

Verb

hai

1. to lay eggs
2. to macerate

References

• Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày‎^[4] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
• Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
• Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt‎^[5][6] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên

Ternate

Etymology

Cognate with West Makian fai (“millipede”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈha.i/

Noun

hai

1. centipede

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hi.

Interjection

hai

1. hello

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kahiw, from Proto-Austronesian *kaSiw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣai/

Noun

hai

1. tree

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
• Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.

Vietnamese

Vietnamese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : hai     Ordinal : thứ nhì, thứ hai

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˧]

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *haːr, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɓaar (or some variant presented by Proto-Palaungic *ləʔaːr, Khasi ar, Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] âṅ; Shorto reconstructed Pre-Mon-Khmer *biʔaar). Cognate with Muong hal, Khmer ពីរ (pii), Bahnar 'bar, Pacoh bar, Khasi ar, Mon ၜါ, Santali ᱵᱟᱨ (bar).

Insertion of initial *h in Vietic can also be seen in *huːɲ (“to kiss”) (> Vietnamese hôn), *heːt (“finished”) (> Vietnamese hết), *hanʔ (“he, she, it”) (> Vietnamese hắn), *hoːj (“foul-smelling”) (> Vietnamese hôi), *tŋ-ʔaːm (> Vietnamese hàm, Late Vietic), *hɔːŋʔ (“river, brook”), *haːŋʔ (“to open (mouth)”).

Numeral

hai (𠄩, 咍, 台)

1. two

Adjective

hai • (𠄩, 咍, 台)

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

   Synonym: cả

   anh/chị hai ― eldest brother/sister

   bác hai ― eldest brother/sister of one's parent

See also

• nhị; nhì

Derived terms

• cả hai
• tháng hai
• thứ hai

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English hi (“hello”).

Further reinforced/contaminated by the coincidental usage of "two" (see etymology above) fingers when making V sign, therefore Vietnamese speakers would likely make V signs when being told to say "hai"/hi when photographed.

Interjection

hai!

1. cheese! (said while being photographed)

Wutunhua

Etymology

From Mandarin 是 (shì).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [he]

Verb

hai

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

      je ngu-de huaiqa hai-yek.

      As for this, it is my book.

      (Quoted in Sandman, p. 133)

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

      shetek bin~bin-de hai-li.

      The rock is cold.

      (Quoted in Sandman, p. 133)

   Antonym: bai

See also

• yek (“to be at; to exist”)

References

• Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun‎^[7], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN

Zhuang

Etymology

From Chinese 開 (MC khoj).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /haːi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: hai¹
• Hyphenation: hai

Verb

hai (Sawndip forms 𢵱 or 亥 or 海 or 𰿿, 1957–1982 spelling hai)

1. to open

Zou

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧/

Noun

hai

1. mango

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧˥/

Verb

hái

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

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧˩/

Noun

hài

1. cup

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hai̯˧˩/

Verb

hài

1. (transitive) to forget

References

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