oi

See also:Appendix:Variations of "oi"

English

Pronunciation

• (UK)IPA^(key):/ɔɪ/

• Audio(UK):

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• Rhymes:-ɔɪ

Etymology 1

Variant of the interjectionhoywith h-dropping inworking classandCockneyspeech; first recorded in the 1930s. Compare also unrelated Portugueseoiand Japaneseおい(oi).

Interjection

oi(UK,Ireland,Hong Kong,Commonwealth,usually impolite)

1. Said to get someone'sattention;hey.

   Synonyms:hey,yo;see alsoThesaurus:hey

   Oi,you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?

   Oi!Stop that!

2. Anexpressionofsurprise.

   Synonyms:blimey,whoa;see alsoThesaurus:wow

   Oi!This is new!

3. Aninformalgreeting,similar tohi.

   Synonyms:wotcher,yo

   Oi!How's it going?

Derived terms

• oi oi

Translations

exclamation to get attention—seehey

Noun

oi(uncountable)

1. (UK,sometimescapitalized)Aworking-classpunk rocksubgenreof the 1970s, sometimes associated withracism.
   • 1997,David Schwarz,Listening subjects: music, psychoanalysis, culture:

     A way forOimusicians to avoid responsibility for acts of violence that were preceded by listening to Oi is the claim that what people do with their music is out of the control of the musicians themselves.

   • 2012,Tiffini Travis, Perry Hardy,Skinheads: A Guide to an American Subculture:

     Oi!is characterized by cleaner guitars and slower tempos than most punk music, and manyOi!songs feature sing-along, "soccer chant" choruses.

Etymology 2

Variant ofoy,from Yiddish.

Interjection

oi

1. Alternative spelling ofoy

Etymology 3

Pronoun

oi

1. (representing rural dialect pronunciation)I.

   Sometimesoisits and thinks, and sometimesoijust sits.

   • 1877,W. S. Gilbert,The Sorcerer,Act II:

     Why, where beoi,and what beoia doin’, / A sleepin’ out, just when the dews du rise?

Etymology 4

Borrowed fromoyez,2nd person plural imperative of verboirmeaningto listen,as used as an interjection in duplicated form "Oyez, oyez" by public speakers of medieval times to draw attention before a public address; seeoi oi.

Interjection

oi

1. Alternative spelling ofoy

Anagrams

• I/O,IO,Io,i/o,io,io-

Bima

Noun

oi

1. water

References

• ABVD

Catalan

Etymology 1

InheritedfromLatinodium.Doubletofodi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic,Valencia)[ˈɔj]

Noun

oim(pluralois)

1. (archaic)hatred
2. (Mallorca,chiefly in the plural)aversion,revulsion,nausea

Etymology 2

InheritedfromLatinhoc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic,Valencia)[ˈɔj]

Interjection

oi

1. used at the end of a sentence, or withqueat the beginning to make atag question
   • 1994,Ferran Canyameres, Montserrat Canyameres,Obra completa IV,page194:

     Oi queho farà? Digui que sí.

     Won't you do it? Say you will.

2. indicates agreement with a statement:yeah;that'sright

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Central,Valencia)[ˈɔj]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ˈoj]

Interjection

oi

1. indicates surprise:whoa;hey
2. indicates physical pain:ouch

Further reading

• “oi”inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Etymology

Similar interjections can be found in other Finnic languages (compareEstonianoi,Ingrianoi,Karelianoi,Ludianoi,Vepsoi,Voticoi) and neighboring Indo-European languages (Swedishoj,Latvianoi,Russianой).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈoi̯/,[ˈo̞i̯]
• Rhymes:-oi
• Syllabification^(key):oi

Interjection

oi

1. (poetic)O,oh

   Oi Herra!(O Lord!)

2. oh(to express surprise, wonder, amazement or awe)

Further reading

• “oi”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-03

Anagrams

• -io

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):[ˈoj],[ˈɔj]

Interjection

oi

1. hey

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,editor (2006–2013), “oi”,inDicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane,María Álvarez de la Granja,editors (2003–2018), “oi”,inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco,editor (2014–2024), “oi”,inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués(in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega,→ISSN

Hiri Motu

Pronoun

oi

1. 2nd-person singular pronoun:you

See also

Hiri Motu personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			lau	ai(exclusive) ita(inclusive)
2nd person			oi	umui
3rd person			ia	idia

Japanese

Romanization

oi

1. Rōmajitranscription ofおい

Kiowa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/oj/

Letter

oi(upper caseOi)

1. A letter of theKiowaAlpha bet.

See also

• (Latin-scriptletters)Aa,Aiai,Auau,Auiaui,B̶b̶,Bb,D̶d̶,Dd,Ee,G̶g̶,Gg,Hh,Ii,Kk,Kʼkʼ,Ll,Mm,Nn,n̶,Oo,Oioi,Pp,Pʼpʼ,Ss,Tt,Tʼtʼ,Tsts,Tsʼtsʼ,Uu,Uiui,Ww,Yy,Zz,꞉

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/oi̯/
• Rhymes:-oi̯

Interjection

oi(Jawi spellingوي)

1. Alternative form ofhoi(“hey”)

   Oi,apa kau buat tu?!

   Hey,what are you doing there?!

Further reading

• “oi”inPusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre,Kuala Lumpur:Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka,2017.

Mòcheno

Etymology

FromMiddle High Germanei,fromOld High Germanei,fromProto-West Germanic*aij,fromProto-Germanic*ajją,fromProto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm(“egg”).Cognate withGermanEi,obsoleteEnglishey.

Noun

oin

1. egg

References

• Anthony R. Rowley,Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch,TEMI, 2003.

Old French

Alternative forms

• oï

Etymology

FromLatinaudītus.

Verb

oi

1. pastparticipleofoir

Portuguese

Etymology

General interjection sound. Compare unrelated Englishoi.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈoj/[ˈoɪ̯]

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/ˈoj/

• Rhymes:-oj
• Hyphenation:oi

Interjection

oi

1. (chieflyBrazil)hey

   Synonym:olá

   Oi,Maria!

   Hey,Mary!

Interjection

oi?

1. (chieflyBrazil,informal)sorry?I beg your pardon?excuse me?(request to repeat a message that wasn’t heard or understood clearly)

   Synonym:(more formal)como?perdão?

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/oj/
• Rhymes:-oj

Etymology 1

Noun form.

Noun

oif

1. inflection ofoaie:
   1. indefinitegenitive/dativesingular
   2. indefinitenominative/accusative/genitive/dativeplural

Etymology 2

Verb form.

Verb

(eu) oi(modal auxiliary,first-personsingularform ofvrea,used withinfinitivesto formpresumptivetenses)

1. (I)might

   Oimerge-nBucureștimâine.

   Imightgo to Bucharest tomorrow.

Verb

(tu) oi(modal auxiliary,second-personsingularform ofvrea,used withinfinitivesto formpresumptivetenses)

1. (you)might

   Crezicăoivreacevadebăutmaitârziu?

   Do you think youmightwant something to drink later?

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• oje,oze(Nuorese)
• oe(Logudorese)

Etymology

FromLatinhodiē.

Adverb

oi

1. (Campidanese)today

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• oji
• oggi,uoggi(borrowed from Italianoggi)

Etymology

FromLatinhodie.

Adverb

oi

1. today

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

oi•(Hầm)

1. (weather)hotandoppressive,sultry

Derived terms

Derived terms

• oi ả
• oi bức
• oi nóng

Etymology 2

(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifiercái,chiếc)oi

1. (fishing)creel

West Makian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈo.i/

Noun

oi

1. ginger

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈo.i/

Noun

oi

1. mosquito

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈo.i/

Verb

oi

1. (stative)to befull

Conjugation

Conjugation ofoi(stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tioi	mioi	aoi
2nd person		nioi	fioi
3rd person	inanimate	ioi	dioi
	animate	maoi
imperative		—,oi	—,oi

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[2],Pacific linguistics(etymologies 2 and 3 asoi)

Yoruba

Oiòun àkàà.

Alternative forms

• ori(Èkìtì)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ō.ī/

Noun

oi

1. (Ondo)A type of Yoruba food made fromcornflourtypically eaten withmọ́ínmọ́ínoràkàrà.

   Synonym:ẹ̀kọ

   Oié è yọ̀n yéye.―Corn papisn't very tasty.(Oǹdó)

   Inọ́n ùkòkò dínún òunoififun tì jáde í.―It is from inside a black pot that whitecorn papcomes from.(Oǹdó)

Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/oi̯˧/

Noun

oi

1. belly

Synonyms

• gil

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013)A Descriptive Grammar of Zou,Canchipur: Manipur University, page41