oye

See also: o'ye, ôye, ọyẹ, ô̱ye, and øye

French

Noun

oye f (plural oyes)

archaic form of oie (goose)

Derived terms

Ma mère l’Oye

Spanish

Alternative forms

oe (eye dialect, informal)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈoʝe/ [ˈo.ʝe] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
IPA^(key): /ˈoʃe/ [ˈo.ʃe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ˈoʒe/ [ˈo.ʒe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -oʝe
Syllabification: o‧ye

Interjection

oye

(exclamation, informal) hey! listen! (call to attract attention of a single person)
Synonyms: (formal) oiga, (plural) oigan

¡Oye! ¡Ven aquí!
Hey! Come over here!

Verb

oye

inflection of oír:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

“oye”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.jè/

Noun

oyè

honor, respect, a title given to a chieftain or chief

Derived terms

olóyè (“chief, royal”)
ìjòyè (“chief”)
ìwúyè (“coronation”)

Etymology 2

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ye (“to understand”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ò.jē/

Noun

òye

wisdom, understanding

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

iye

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ō.jē/

Noun

oye

alternative form of iye (“amount”)