हय

See also: ह्य, होय, and हाय

Konkani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Hindi हाँ (hā̃) and Marathi होय (hoy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [həj]

Interjection

हय • (hay) (Latin script hoi, Kannada script ಹಯ್)

  1. yes (affirmative response particle)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéyos (horse). Cognate with Old Armenian ձի (ji, horse).

Pronunciation

Noun

हय॑ • (háya) stemm

  1. a horse
    Synonym: अश्व (áśva)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of हय॑
singular dual plural
nominative हयः॑ (háyaḥ) हयौ॑ (háyau)
हया॑¹ (háyā¹)
हयाः॑ (háyāḥ)
हया॑सः¹ (háyāsaḥ¹)
accusative हय॑म् (háyam) हयौ॑ (háyau)
हया॑¹ (háyā¹)
हया॑न् (háyān)
instrumental हये॑न (háyena) हया॑भ्याम् (háyābhyām) हयैः॑ (háyaiḥ)
हये॑भिः¹ (háyebhiḥ¹)
dative हया॑य (háyāya) हया॑भ्याम् (háyābhyām) हये॑भ्यः (háyebhyaḥ)
ablative हया॑त् (háyāt) हया॑भ्याम् (háyābhyām) हये॑भ्यः (háyebhyaḥ)
genitive हय॑स्य (háyasya) हय॑योः (háyayoḥ) हया॑नाम् (háyānām)
locative हये॑ (háye) हय॑योः (háyayoḥ) हये॑षु (háyeṣu)
vocative हय॑ (háya) हयौ॑ (háyau)
हया॑¹ (háyā¹)
हयाः॑ (háyāḥ)
हया॑सः¹ (háyāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tamil: ஹயம் (hayam), Tamil: அயம் (ayam)
  • Telugu: హయము (hayamu)

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “haya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.