hois

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English hoist.

Pronunciation

Noun

hois (plural hois-hois)

  1. (aviation, military) hoist (the act of hoisting; a lift)

Further reading

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiʃ/[1]

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

hois!

  1. shoo! (said to a cow being driven)

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “huis”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 582; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “hois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Noun

hois m

  1. h-prothesized form of ois

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 89, page 49