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Definitions and meaning of oy

oy

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”).

Interjection

oy

  1. An exclamation typically expressing mild frustration or expressing feelings of uncertainty or concern.
Alternative forms
  • oi
Derived terms
  • oy gevalt
  • oy vey

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Interjection

oy

  1. Alternative spelling of oi (“hey, hi, yo”).

Anagrams

  • YO, y.o., y/o, yo, yo'

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *āwyom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm (“egg”), likely a derivative of *h₂éwis (“bird”) (whence also Latin avis (“bird”)). Compare Welsh wy, Breton vi.

Pronunciation

  • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɔˑɪ]
  • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [ʊˑɪ]

Noun

oy m (plural oyow)

  1. egg

Derived terms

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • oyggj (Modern Faroese)

Etymology

From Old Norse ey.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔiːj]

Noun

oy f (genitive singular oyar, plural oyar)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) island

Usage notes

Survives in Faroese island names, e.g. Borðoy, Eysturoy, Fugloy, Hestoy, Kalsoy, Kunoy, Nólsoy, Sandoy, Skúvoy, Streymoy, Suðuroy, Svínoy, Vágoy Viðoy and Føroyar

Declension

(NB: This is not in use at the island names, see oyggj)

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • OY, Oy

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈoːˌyː/, [ˈo̞ːˌyː]
  • Rhymes: -yː

Noun

oy

  1. (business) LLC; initialism of osakeyhtiö (“limited liability company”)

Usage notes

According to KOTUS the non-capitalized form oy is the recommended one. It is also used in the current Limited Liability Companies Act in force since 2006. In the older law the abbreviation was Oy and it is still widely used in non-official contexts.

Declension

See also

  • oyj

Further reading

  • “oy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Gutnish

Etymology

From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō. Cognates include Swedish ö, and Faroese oy.

Noun

oy f (definite oyi)

  1. island

Ladino

Alternative forms

  • hoy (Haketía), oi (Romania)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish oy (“today”), from Latin hodiē. Cognate with Portuguese hoje and Spanish hoy.

Pronunciation

Adverb

oy (Hebrew spelling אויי)

  1. today (this day) [16th c.]

References

Anagrams

  • yo

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hodiē. Cognates include Old French hui and Old Galician-Portuguese oge.

Adverb

oy

  1. today

Descendants

  • Ladino: oy, אויי
  • Spanish: hoy

References

  • Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “oy”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 374

Scots

Interjection

oy

  1. alternative spelling of oigh

Noun

oy (plural oys)

  1. grandchild

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • uy

Etymology

Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English oi, Japanese おい (oi), Yiddish אוי (oy, “oh, oy”), etc.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔoj/ [ˈʔoɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Syllabification: oy

Interjection

oy (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜌ᜔) (colloquial, informal)

  1. alternative form of hoy: expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!
  2. alternative form of hoy: expression used as a warning or as a protest: hey!
  3. an informal greeting: hey!
  4. an expression of surprise: hey!

Anagrams

  • 'yo

Tocharian A

Interjection

oy

  1. alas

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oj/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ottoman Turkish اوی (oy, “thought”), itself from Old Anatolian Turkish اوی (oy), ultimately from onomatopoeic origin. Initially reintroduced to the language during 1930s as a Turkic replacement for fikir and rey (see kamuoyu (“public opinion”)).

Noun

oy (definite accusative oyu, plural oylar)

  1. vote
    Synonym: (rare) rey
  2. (obsolete or rare) opinion, thought, vision [1935]
    Synonyms: görüş, fikir, (obsolete) rey
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

oy

  1. second-person singular imperative of oymak

References

Further reading

  • “oy”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai آی (ʾāy /⁠āy⁠/, “moon; month”), from Proto-Turkic *āy (“moon; month”). Cognate with Uyghur ئاي / ay / ай (“moon; month”); Turkmen aý (“moon; month”), Azerbaijani آی / ај / ay (“moon; month; date”), Turkish ay (“moon; month”), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒj/, [ɒ̽j]
  • Hyphenation: oy

Noun

oy (plural oylar)

  1. moon
  2. month

Declension

Volapük

Pronoun

oy

  1. (indefinite personal pronoun) one

Source: wiktionary.org