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uy

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See also: Uy, UY, .uy, üy, uÿ, uỷ, and uþ-

Cebuano

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Interjection

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uy

  1. expression of surprise
  2. used to catch someone's attention
  3. expression of acknowledgment of someone, whose name one cannot be remembered right away

Chiquimulilla

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Noun

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uy

  1. water

References

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  • Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages

Hiligaynon

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Interjection

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úy

  1. (contempt or disgust) fie, nonsense

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin hui.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈui/ [ˈui̯]
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Syllabification: uy

Interjection

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uy

  1. oh, oops
  2. Alternative spelling of huy

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Probably a variation of oy.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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uy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔)

  1. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!
    Uy, tingnan mo 'to!
    Hey, look at this!
  2. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!
    Uy! 'Wag!
    Hey! Stop!
  3. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of oy: an informal greeting: hey!
    Uy! Kamusta?
    Hey! How are you?
  4. (colloquial, informal) Alternative form of oy: an expression of surprise: hey!
    Uy! Bago 'to ah!
    Hey! This is new!
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Anagrams

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Tarao

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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uy (plural uyay)

  1. dog

References

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  • Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar (in Tarao)

Uzbek

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Other scripts
Yangi Imlo
Cyrillic уй
Latin uy
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

Etymology

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Inherited from Chagatai [Term?], from Proto-Turkic *eb. Cognate with Kazakh үй (üi), Turkish ev, etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /uj/, [ʉ̞j]
  • Hyphenation: uj

Noun

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uy (plural uylar)

  1. home
  2. house

Declension

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of oai.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uy

  1. majestic demeanor
  2. power; influence; authority

See also

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Derived terms