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{{also|Hey}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|hā}}, {{IPA|en|/heɪ/}}
* {{audio|en|en-us-hey.ogg|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|EN-AU ck1 hey.ogg|a=AU}}
* {{homophones|en|hay}}
* {{rhymes|en|eɪ|s=1}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|en|enm|hey}}, {{m|enm|hei}}, also without ''h-'' in {{m|enm|ey}}, from {{inh|en|ang|*hē}}, {{m|ang|ēa|pos=interjection}}, attested as first element in {{m|ang|hēlā}}, {{m|ang|ēalā|t=O!, alas!, oh!, lo!}}. Cognate with {{cog|nl|hé}}, {{m|nl|hei|t=hi, hey}}, {{cog|de|hei|t=hey, wow}}, {{cog|da|-}} and {{cog|sv|hej|t=hello, hey}}, {{cog|fo|hey|t=hey, hello}}, {{cog|non|-}}, {{cog|is|-}} and {{cog|no|hei|t=hey}}, {{cog|pl|hej|t=hey, hello|}}, {{cog|ro|hei}}, {{cog|ru|эй|t=hey}}; see {{l|en|heigh}}. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example, {{cog|my|ဟေး}}, {{cog|fi|hei}}, Unami ''hè'', and {{cog|cmn|哎|tr=āi}}, and various sound-alikes as {{cog|grc|εἶα}} and {{cog|la|eia}}, {{m|la|eho}}, {{cog|sa|हे}}. See also {{l|en|hello}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|en|hay}}
* {{l|en|heigh}}

====Interjection====
{{en-interj}}

# An [[exclamation]] to get [[attention]].
#: {{ux|en|'''Hey''', look at this!}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Hey'''! Listen!}}
# A [[protest]] or [[reprimand]].
#: {{ux|en|'''Hey'''! Stop that!}}
# An [[expression]] of [[surprise]].
#: {{ux|en|'''Hey'''! This is new!}}
# {{lb|en|mostly|US}} {{n-g|An [[informal]] [[greeting]], similar to {{m|en|hi}}.}}
#: {{ux|en|'''Hey'''! How's it going?}}
# A [[request]] for [[repetition]] or [[explanation]]; an expression of [[confusion]].
#: {{ux|en|'''Hey'''? [[how's that|How's that]]?}}
# {{n-g|Used as a [[tag question]], to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.}}
#* {{quote-book|1=en|year=1900|author=w:Joseph Conrad|title=w:Lord Jim|page=vi. 54 |passage="Who 's a cur - now - '''hey'''?"}}
# A meaningless [[beat]] [[marker]] or extra, [[filler]] [[syllable]] in song lyrics.
#: {{ux|en|The chorus is "nana na na, nana na na '''hey hey hey''', goodbye".}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|exclamation to get attention}} {{l|en|oi}}, {{l|en|yo}}; see also [[Thesaurus:hey]]
* {{sense|expression of surprise}} {{l|en|blimey}}, {{l|en|gee whiz}}, {{l|en|yowzah}}; see also [[Thesaurus:wow]]
* {{sense|for repetition or explanation}} {{l|en|eh}}, {{l|en|huh}}
* {{sense|informal greeting}} {{l|en|hi}}, {{l|en|howdy}}, {{l|en|wotcher}}; see also [[Thesaurus:hello]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en
|hey hey
|heyday
|hey Joe
|what the hey
|hey there
|hey ya
|hey up
|but hey
|hey ho
|hey pass
|hey presto
|hey rube
|hey Rube
|like hey-go-mad
|stomp clap hey
}}

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|exclamation to get attention}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|يَاه}}, {{t|ar|اسمع}}
*: Egyptian Arabic: {{t|arz|بقولك ايه}}
*: Hijazi Arabic: {{t|acw|هيه|tr=hē}}, {{t|acw|ياهو|tr=yāhō}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|հեյ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|гэй}}, {{t|be|эй}}
* Bulgarian: {{t|bg|хей}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ep}}, {{t+|ca|ei}}
* Chinese:
*: Cantonese: {{t|yue|喂|tr=wai3}}
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|喂|tr=wèi}}, {{t+|cmn|哎|tr=āi}}, {{t+|cmn|嗨|tr=hāi}}, {{t+|cmn|嘿|tr=hēi}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|hele}}, {{t+|cs|hej}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|hallo}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|hé}}, {{t-check|nl|[[hé]] [[daar]]}} <!-- was "he daar" - assumed sum-of-parts; if an idiom, remove the wikilinks to the individual words. see [[User:Kephir/gadgets/xte#Translation_fixing]] -->
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|he}}, {{t+|eo|hej}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|hei}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hei}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hé}}
* Galician: {{t+|gl|oi}}, {{t+|gl|ei}}, {{t+|gl|eh}}
* German: {{t+|de|Hallo}}
* Greek:
*: Ancient: {{t|grc|οὗτος|m}}, {{t|grc|αὕτη|f}}, {{t|grc|ἄγε|s}}, {{t|grc|ἄγετε|p}}
* Hindi: {{t+|hi|अरे}}, {{t+|hi|अजी}}, {{t+|hi|हे}}, {{t+|hi|रे}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hé}}, {{t+|hu|hahó}}, {{t|hu|figyelj}}, {{t|hu|figyu}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|hé}}, {{t|ga|hóigh}}
* Italian: {{t|it|ehi}}, {{t|it|ou}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|おい|tr=oi}}, {{t|ja|ねえ|tr=nē}}
* Kapampangan: {{t|pam|ne}}, {{t|pam|na}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|이봐}}, {{t+|ko|어이}}, {{t+|ko|야}}
* Latgalian: {{t|ltg|dzie}}, {{t|ltg|klaus}}
* Latin: {{t|la|heus}}, {{t|la|eho}}, {{t+|la|salve}}, {{qualifier|to multiple people}} {{t+|la|salvete}}
* Latvian: {{t|lv|klau}}, {{t+|lv|eu}}
* Louisiana Creole French: {{t|lou|hé}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|hei}}
* Maori: {{t|mi|ētē}}, {{t|mi|hā}}
* Mongolian: {{t+|mn|хөөе}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|هی|tr=hey}}, {{t+|fa|هلا|tr=halâ}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|hej}}, {{t+|pl|ej}}, {{t+|pl|e}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ei}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|hei}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|эй}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|hòigh}}, {{t|gd|haoidh}}
* Serbo-Croatian:
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|хеј}}
*: Roman: {{t+|sh|hej}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|oye}}, {{t+|es|hey}}, {{t+|es|ey}}, {{t+|es|eh}}, {{t+|es|oigan}} {{qualifier|to multiple people}}, {{t+|es|hao}} {{qualifier|especially at a distance}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|hallå}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|hoy}}, {{t|tl|uy}}, {{t|tl|oy}}, {{t|tl|huy}}, {{t|tl|oi}}, {{t|tl|ui}}
* Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|гей}}, {{t|uk|ей}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|ê}}, {{t+|vi|này}}, {{t+|vi|ơi}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|protest or reprimand}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|հեյ}}, {{t+|hy|էյ}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|ep}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|hallo}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|hé}}, {{t+|nl|hela}}, {{t+|nl|ho}}, {{t+|nl|hola}}
* Estonian: {{t+|et|hei}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hei}}
* French: {{t+|fr|hé}}
* German: {{t+|de|ey}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|állj}}, {{t+|hu|ácsi}}
* Italian: {{t|it|ehi}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|おい|tr=oi}}
* Kapampangan: {{t|pam|na}}, {{t|pam|ot}}, {{t|pam|oi}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|ej}}, {{t|pl|ejże}}, {{t+|pl|hola}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|ei}}, {{t|pt|epa}}, {{t+|pt|opa}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|эй}}, {{t+|ru|э}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|oye}}, {{t+|es|hey}}, {{t+|es|ey}}, {{t+|es|eh}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|hallå}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|hoy}}, {{t|tl|uy}}, {{t|tl|oy}}, {{t|tl|huy}}, {{t|tl|oi}}, {{t|tl|ui}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|ê}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|expression of surprise}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|hè}}, {{t+|nl|huh}}
* Estonian: {{t|et|ohoh}}, {{t+|et|ohoo}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|oh-hoh}}
* French: {{t+|fr|holà}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|nocsak}}, {{t+|hu|nahát}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|オラ|tr=ora}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|o}}, {{t+|pl|ojej}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|epa}}, {{t+|pt|opa}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|hop}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ой}}, {{t+|ru|ух ты}}, {{t+|ru|ого́}}, {{t+|ru|ого́|tr=ohó}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|hey}}, {{t+|es|ey}}, {{t+|es|eh}}, {{t+|es|oye}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|hallå}}, {{t+|sv|oj}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|uy}}, {{t|tl|oy}}, {{t|tl|oi}}, {{t|tl|ui}}, {{t|tl|talaga}}, {{t+|tl|a}}, {{t|tl|ah}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|informal greeting}}
* Alutor: {{t|alr|tr=mej}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|هَلَا}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|հեյ}}, {{t+|hy|ողջույն}}
* Asturian: {{t+|ast|ei}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|嗨}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|hej}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|hoi}}, {{t+|nl|hé}}
* Esperanto: {{t+|eo|hej}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hei}}, {{t+|fi|terve}}, {{t+|fi|moro}}
* French: {{t+|fr|coucou}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hahó}}, {{t+|hu|helló}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|hóigh}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|ヘイ|tr=hei}}
* Kapampangan: {{t|pam|na|}}, {{t|pam|oi}}
* Latin: {{t|la|eho}}
* Louisiana Creole French: {{t|lou|hé}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|hej}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|oi}}, {{t+|pt|e aí}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|о}} {{qualifier|colloquial}}, {{t+|ru|ку-ку}} {{qualifier|familiar}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t|gd|hòigh}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|hey}}, {{t+|es|ey}}, {{t+|es|eh}}, {{t+|es|hola}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|hej}}, {{t+|sv|hejsan}}, {{t+|sv|tjena}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|hoy}}, {{t|tl|uy}}, {{t|tl|oy}}, {{t|tl|huy}}, {{t|tl|oi}}, {{t|tl|ui}}, {{t|tl|ei}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|request for repetition or explanation}}
* Catalan: {{t+|ca|eh}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hei}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|micsoda}}
* Kapampangan: {{t|pam|na}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|hã}}, {{t+|pt|hem}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|что}}, {{t+|ru|чо}} {{qualifier|colloquial, close to vulgar}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|hey}}, {{t+|es|ey}}, {{t+|es|eh}}, {{t+|es|oye}}
* Tagalog: {{t|tl|huy}}, {{t|tl|uy}}, {{t|tl|oy}}, {{t|tl|ui}}, {{t|tl|ei}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|meaningless beat marker, filler syllable}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|hei}}
* Latin: {{t+|la|o}}, {{t+|la|ō}}, {{t|la|jo}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|é}}, {{t+|pt|hey}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|hej}}
* Tagalog: {{t+|tl|hoy}}, {{t|tl|uy}}, {{t|tl|ui}}, {{t|tl|oy}}, {{t|tl|huy}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* French: {{t+check|fr|hé}}, {{t+check|fr|eh}}, {{t+check|fr|hep}}
* Slovene: {{t-check|sl|hej}}, {{t-check|sl|ej}}
* Swedish: {{qualifier|1, 2, 3, 4, 5}} {{t+check|sv|hallå}}, {{qualifier|4}} {{t+check|sv|tja}}, {{qualifier|4, 6}} {{t+check|sv|hej}}, {{qualifier|6}} {{t-check|sv|hej hå}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====See also====
* {{l|en|huh}}
* {{l|en|hay is for horses}}
* {{pedia}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|en|fr|haie||hedge}}, with reference to the weaving patterns used in hedgelaying. {{dbt|en|hedge|quay}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|dance}}{{lb|en|country dancing}} A [[choreographic]] [[figure]] in which three or more dancers [[weave]] between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|country dancing figure}}
* Danish: {{t+|da|hej}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|hey}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Etymology 3===
See ''[[he#Etymology 2|he]]''.

====Noun====
{{en-noun}}

# {{alternative spelling of|en|he||Hebrew letter}}

====See also====
* [[Yah-ta-hey]] {{i|etymologically unrelated}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=ehy|Yeh|hye|yeh}}

{{cln|en|greetings}}

==Faroese==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|fo}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fo|[hɛi]}}

===Interjection===
{{head|fo|interjection}}

# [[hi]], {{l|en|hey}}, [[hello]]
#: {{syn|fo|halló|góðan morgun|góðan dag|gott kvøld}}
#: {{ant|fo|farvæl|vit síggjast}}
#: {{ux|fo|'''hey''' aftur!|inline=1|hello again!}}

{{cln|fo|phrasebook|greetings}}

==Icelandic==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|is|non|hey}}, from {{inh|is|gem-pro|*hawją}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/heiː/}}
* {{rhymes|is|eiː|s=1}}

===Noun===
{{is-noun|n|heys|hey}}

# {{lb|is|usually|uncountable}} [[hay]]

====Declension====
{{is-decl-noun-n-s|h|ey|j=j}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|enm|ang|hīġ}}, {{m|ang|hīeġ}}, from {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hawi}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hawją||hay}}.

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|-}}

# [[hay]]

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{alter|enm|heyȝ|heygh|hay|ay|heyn|hayn|hei|heiȝ|heigh|hai|hain}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|hay}}
* {{desc|sco|hey}}
* {{desc|yol|hye|alts=1}}

====References====
* {{R:MED Online|hei|n|MED20239}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|enm|ang|*hē}}, {{m|ang|ēa}}. See English {{l|en|hey}} for more.

====Interjection====
{{head|enm|interjection}}

# [[#English|hey]]

=====Alternative forms=====
* {{alter|enm|hay|ay|he|heh|heigh}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|en|hey}}
* {{desc|sco|hey}}
* {{desc|yol|ha}}

====References====
* {{R:MED Online|hei|interj|MED20240}}

===Etymology 3===

====Noun====
{{head|enm|noun}}

# {{alt form|enm|heye||hedge}}

===Etymology 4===

====Noun====
{{enm-noun|-}}

# {{alt form|enm|hye||haste}}

===Etymology 5===

====Pronoun====
{{head|enm|pronoun}}

# {{alt form|enm|he|t=he|id=he}}

===Etymology 6===

====Pronoun====
{{head|enm|pronoun}}

# {{alt form|enm|he|t=they|id=they}}

===Etymology 7===

====Verb====
{{enm-verb|stem=hey}}

# {{alt form|enm|heien||to lift up}}

===Etymology 8===

====Pronoun====
{{enm-adj||heyer|heyest}}

# {{alt form|enm|heigh||high}}

{{c|enm|Agriculture|Grasses}}
{{cln|enm|greetings}}

==Portuguese==

===Verb===
{{head|pt|verb form}}

# {{obsolete spelling of|pt|hei}}

==Somali==

===Verb===
{{head|so|verb}}

# [[possess]]

==Spanish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|es|ey}}

===Etymology===
{{ubor|es|en|hey}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{es-pr|+|jei<q:imitating English>}}

===Interjection===
{{head|es|interjection|head=¡hey!}}

# {{l|en|hey}}!
#: {{syn|es|eh|oye}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|es|ah|oh|hala}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:es:DRAE}}

{{cln|es|greetings}}

==Yola==

===Etymology 1===

====Noun====
{{head|yol|noun}}

# {{alt form|yol|hea||he}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{head|yol|noun}}

# {{alt form|yol|hye||hay}}
#* {{quote-book|yol|year=1867|page=46|title=GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY|passage=Chourch '''hey''';|translation=Church '''yard''';}}

===References===
* {{R:Poole 1867|page=45}}