hey

Etymology 1
From, , also without h- in , from , , attested as first element in ,. Cognate with 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬; see. Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: for example, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, Unami hè, and 🇨🇬, and various sound-alikes as 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬. See also.

Interjection

 * 1) An exclamation to get attention.
 * 2) A protest or reprimand.
 * 3) An expression of surprise.
 * 4) A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
 * 5) A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
 * 1) An expression of surprise.
 * 2) A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
 * 3) A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
 * 1) A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.
 * 2) A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
 * 1) A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
 * 1) A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
 * 1) A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.
 * 1) A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:hey
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:wow
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:hello
 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:hello

Translations

 * Arabic: يَاه, اسمع
 * Egyptian Arabic: بقولك ايه
 * Hijazi Arabic: هيه, ياهو
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: гэй, эй
 * Bulgarian: хей
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 喂
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:, ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: οὗτος, αὕτη, ἄγε, ἄγετε
 * Hindi:, , ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: hé, hóigh
 * Italian: ehi, ou
 * Japanese:, ねえ
 * Kapampangan: ne, na
 * Korean: 이봐, ,
 * Latgalian: dzie, klaus
 * Latin: heus, eho, ,
 * Latvian: klau,
 * Louisiana Creole French: hé
 * Malay: hei
 * Maori: ētē, hā
 * Mongolian:
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: hòigh, haoidh
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: хеј
 * Roman:
 * Spanish:, , , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:, uy, oy, huy, oi, ui
 * Ukrainian:, ей
 * Vietnamese:, ,


 * Armenian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian: ehi
 * Japanese:
 * Kapampangan: na, ot, oi
 * Polish:, ejże,
 * Portuguese:, epa,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:, uy, oy, huy, oi, ui
 * Vietnamese:


 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: ohoh,
 * Finnish: oh-hoh
 * French:
 * Japanese: オラ
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: epa,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: uy, oy, oi, ui, talaga,, ah


 * Alutor: alr
 * Arabic: هَلَا
 * Armenian: ,
 * Asturian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Irish: hóigh
 * Japanese:
 * Kapampangan: na, oi
 * Latin: eho
 * Louisiana Creole French: hé
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: hòigh
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Tagalog:, uy, oy, huy, oi, ui, ei


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:
 * Kapampangan: na
 * Portuguese: hã,
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Tagalog: huy, uy, oy, ui, ei


 * Finnish:
 * Latin:, , jo
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:, uy, ui, oy, huy


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * French:, ,
 * Slovene: ,
 * Swedish:,  ,  ,

Etymology 2
From, with reference to the weaving patterns used in hedgelaying.

Noun

 * 1)  A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Dutch:

Etymology 3
See he.

Interjection

 * 1) hi,, hello

Etymology 1
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  hay

Etymology 1
From, , from , from.

Noun

 * 1) hay

Etymology 2
From,. See English for more.

Interjection

 * 1) hey

Verb

 * 1) possess

Etymology
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