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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori hui.

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Noun

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hui (plural hui or huis)

  1. (New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.
    • 1962, Education, volume 11, page 56:
      [] accounts of the proceedings of important huis at which Maori leaders took the initiative in discussing their educational and vocational needs []
  2. (New Zealand, by extension) A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive.
    • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 154:
      Shelley's document hadn't mentioned the billionaire at all, and although Mira had said at the hui that Lemoine used the airstrip frequently, she'd seemed to suggest that the farm was his destination, not his point of departure, whicvh would imply that he was living somewhere else.

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  • An-hui (etymologically unrelated)

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan hui, from Latin hodiē, from hōc +‎ diē (literally on this day).

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hui

  1. Valencia form of avui (today)
  2. (other dialects) Archaic form of avui.

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  • “avui” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch hoey, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (whey).

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hui f (uncountable)

  1. (dated, dialectal) whey [First attested in the late 15th century.]
    Synonyms: wei, melkwei
    Hui is een bijproduct van het maken van kaas.Whey is a side product of cheese production.
    • 1612, Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero, “Symen sonder Soeticheydt”, in Kluchten, page 108:
      Wy aten een potje karmelck …, en droncken een toochje huy
      We ate a jar of buttermilk porridge…, and drank a swig of whey
    • 1811, Johannes le Francq van Berkhey, Natuurlyke historie van Holland, vol. 9, publ. P. H. Trap, page 453.
      De melk wordt … verwerkt tot boter, kaas, karnemelk en hui …,
      The milk is … processed into butter, cheese, buttermilk and whey …,

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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *hoi, *hui, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šoje, *šuje. Cognate to Finnish hui (spool)

Noun

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hui (genitive hui, partitive huid)

  1. (uncommon) a specific type of needle
    Synonyms: piirits, ui
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Declension of hui (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hui huid
accusative nom.
gen. hui
genitive huide
partitive huid huisid
illative huisse huidesse
inessive huis huides
elative huist huidest
allative huile huidele
adessive huil huidel
ablative huilt huidelt
translative huiks huideks
terminative huini huideni
essive huina huidena
abessive huita huideta
comitative huiga huidega

Etymology 2

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From Russian хуй (xuj).

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hui

  1. (vulgar, slang) Expresses surprise, astonishment, or disbelief at the statement
    Hui sa tead teda.
    The hell you know him.

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hui (genitive hui, partitive huid)

  1. (vulgar, slang) cock, dick, penis
    Synonyms: türa, munn
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Declension of hui (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative hui huid
accusative nom.
gen. hui
genitive huide
partitive huid huisid
illative huisse huidesse
inessive huis huides
elative huist huidest
allative huile huidele
adessive huil huidel
ablative huilt huidelt
translative huiks huideks
terminative huini huideni
essive huina huidena
abessive huita huideta
comitative huiga huidega

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhui̯/, [ˈhui̯]
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Hyphenation(key): hui

Etymology 1

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Related to Karelian hui. Possibly onomatopoeic, but may also be borrowed. Compare Swedish huj, German hui.

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hui

  1. oh! (an exclamation when scared or startled)

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Finnic *hoi, *hui, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šoje, *šuje.

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hui (dialectal, obsolete, Satakunta, Tavastia)

  1. spool, bobbin
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Inflection of hui (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative hui huit
genitive huin huiden
huitten
partitive huita huita
illative huihin huihin
singular plural
nominative hui huit
accusative nom. hui huit
gen. huin
genitive huin huiden
huitten
partitive huita huita
inessive huissa huissa
elative huista huista
illative huihin huihin
adessive huilla huilla
ablative huilta huilta
allative huille huille
essive huina huina
translative huiksi huiksi
abessive huitta huitta
instructive huin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hui (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative huini huini
accusative nom. huini huini
gen. huini
genitive huini huideni
huitteni
partitive huitani huitani
inessive huissani huissani
elative huistani huistani
illative huihini huihini
adessive huillani huillani
ablative huiltani huiltani
allative huilleni huilleni
essive huinani huinani
translative huikseni huikseni
abessive huittani huittani
instructive
comitative huineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative huisi huisi
accusative nom. huisi huisi
gen. huisi
genitive huisi huidesi
huittesi
partitive huitasi huitasi
inessive huissasi huissasi
elative huistasi huistasi
illative huihisi huihisi
adessive huillasi huillasi
ablative huiltasi huiltasi
allative huillesi huillesi
essive huinasi huinasi
translative huiksesi huiksesi
abessive huittasi huittasi
instructive
comitative huinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative huimme huimme
accusative nom. huimme huimme
gen. huimme
genitive huimme huidemme
huittemme
partitive huitamme huitamme
inessive huissamme huissamme
elative huistamme huistamme
illative huihimme huihimme
adessive huillamme huillamme
ablative huiltamme huiltamme
allative huillemme huillemme
essive huinamme huinamme
translative huiksemme huiksemme
abessive huittamme huittamme
instructive
comitative huinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative huinne huinne
accusative nom. huinne huinne
gen. huinne
genitive huinne huidenne
huittenne
partitive huitanne huitanne
inessive huissanne huissanne
elative huistanne huistanne
illative huihinne huihinne
adessive huillanne huillanne
ablative huiltanne huiltanne
allative huillenne huillenne
essive huinanne huinanne
translative huiksenne huiksenne
abessive huittanne huittanne
instructive
comitative huinenne
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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French hui, from Latin hodiē, from hōc (this) + diē.

Cognate with Occitan uòi, uèi, Catalan hui and avui, Galician hoxe, Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje and Italian oggi.

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hui

  1. (archaic except in the compound aujourd'hui) today

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German

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Interjection

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hui

  1. an exclamation of pleasant surprise

Further reading

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  • hui” in Duden online
  • hui” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (fruit bunch) (compare with Maori hui (flock, herd, congregation) and Tahitian hui (group) plus Maori huihui (group, assembly) and Tahitian huihui (collection)).[1][2] Doublet of huihui.

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hui

  1. club, organization
  2. company, firm
  3. combination
  4. cluster, bunch (of fruit)
    Synonym: ʻāhui
  5. (music) chorus (refrain)
  6. (mathematics) plus sign

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hui

  1. (intransitive) to meet
    A hui hou, mālama pono.Until we meet again, take good care.
  2. (intransitive) to unite, join
  3. (intransitive) to combine
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kaa-fui”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “hui”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 86

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hui

  1. plural of huo

Latin

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hui

  1. ho!, my word! (expressing surprise)
  2. ooh!, aah! (expressing admiration)

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  • Spanish: uy, huy

References

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  • hui”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hui”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hui in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • hui in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[3], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Romanization

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hui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of huī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of huí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of huǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of huì.

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *pui₁ (bunch of fruit) (compare with Hawaiian hui (troupe, association, society, club) and Tahitian hui (group) plus Hawaiian huihui (cluster, collection, bunch) and Tahitian huihui (collection)).[1][2] Doublet of huihui.

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hui

  1. to gather, congregate, assemble, meet

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hui

  1. gathering, meeting, assembly, seminar, conference
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kaa-fui”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 91

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

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hui

  1. Alternative form of he (they)

Niuean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic *suʀi/ruʀi (thorn, splinter, fish bone), from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (thorn).

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hui

  1. bone

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  • hui” in Tohi Vagahau Niuē (Niuean Language Dictionary).

Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈhuj/

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hui

  1. very

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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin hodiē.

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hui m

  1. today

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Spanish

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Verb

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hui

  1. inflection of huir:
    1. first-person singular preterite indicative
    2. second-person singular voseo imperative

Swahili

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Etymology

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

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-hui (infinitive kuhui)

  1. to revive

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Conjugation of -hui
Positive present -nahui
Subjunctive -hui
Negative -hui
Imperative singular hui
Infinitives
Positive kuhui
Negative kutohui
Imperatives
Singular hui
Plural huini
Tensed forms
Habitual huhui
Positive past positive subject concord + -lihui
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuhui
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nahui)
Singular Plural
1st person ninahui/nahui tunahui
2nd person unahui mnahui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anahui wanahui
other classes positive subject concord + -nahui
Negative present (negative subject concord + -hui)
Singular Plural
1st person sihui hatuhui
2nd person huhui hamhui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hahui hawahui
other classes negative subject concord + -hui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tahui
Negative future negative subject concord + -tahui
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -hui)
Singular Plural
1st person nihui tuhui
2nd person uhui mhui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahui wahui
other classes positive subject concord + -hui
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sihui
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngehui
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singehui
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalihui
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalihui
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -ahui)
Singular Plural
1st person nahui twahui
2nd person wahui mwahui
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ahui wahui
m-mi(III/IV) wahui yahui
ji-ma(V/VI) lahui yahui
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chahui vyahui
n(IX/X) yahui zahui
u(XI) wahui see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwahui
pa(XVI) pahui
mu(XVIII) mwahui
Perfect positive subject concord + -mehui
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshahui
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jahui
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kihui
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipohui
Consecutive kahui / positive subject concord + -kahui
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kahui
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nihui -tuhui
2nd person -kuhui -wahui/-kuhuini/-wahuini
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mhui -wahui
m-mi(III/IV) -uhui -ihui
ji-ma(V/VI) -lihui -yahui
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kihui -vihui
n(IX/X) -ihui -zihui
u(XI) -uhui see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuhui
pa(XVI) -pahui
mu(XVIII) -muhui
Reflexive -jihui
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -hui- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -huiye -huio
m-mi(III/IV) -huio -huiyo
ji-ma(V/VI) -huilo -huiyo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -huicho -huivyo
n(IX/X) -huiyo -huizo
u(XI) -huio see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -huiko
pa(XVI) -huipo
mu(XVIII) -huimo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -hui)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yehui -ohui
m-mi(III/IV) -ohui -yohui
ji-ma(V/VI) -lohui -yohui
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chohui -vyohui
n(IX/X) -yohui -zohui
u(XI) -ohui see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kohui
pa(XVI) -pohui
mu(XVIII) -mohui
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Tongan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *hui, from Proto-Oceanic *suʀi/ruʀi (thorn, splinter, fish bone), from Proto-Austronesian *duʀi (thorn).

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Noun

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hui

  1. bone
  2. needle
  3. hand (of clock)

References

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  • Churchward, C. Maxwell (1959) Tongan dictionary: Tongan-English and English-Tongan, →OCLC, page 234