hui

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hui"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Huli.

Symbol

hui

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huli.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Huli terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori hui.

Pronunciation

• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈhʉː.iː/, [ˈhʉ(w)i(ː)]

Noun

hui (plural hui or huis)

1. (New Zealand) A Māori social gathering or assembly.
   • 1962, Education, volume 11, page 56:

     […] accounts of the proceedings of important huis at which Maori leaders took the initiative in discussing their educational and vocational needs […] .

   • 1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 229:

     “I even started training as a seminarian. It lasted till I met Hana at an interchurch hui.”

   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 33:

     [T]ribal leaders […] organised a series of hui in 1950 to celebrate the 600th anniversary of the arrival of the Great Fleet, which by this time had grown to nine canoes.

2. (New Zealand, by extension) A meeting to discuss plans held by an organization, especially one that considers itself progressive.
   • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 154:

     Shelley's document hadn't mentioned the billionaire at all, and although Mira had said at the hui that Lemoine used the airstrip frequently, she'd seemed to suggest that the farm was his destination, not his point of departure, which would imply that he was living somewhere else.

See also

• An-hui (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• UHI

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan hui, from Latin hodiē, from hōc +‎ diē (literally “on this day”).

Pronunciation

• (Valencia) IPA^(key): /wi/

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Adverb

hui

1. Valencia form of avui (“today”)
2. (other dialects) archaic form of avui

References

• “avui” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hoey, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦœy̯/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: hui
• Rhymes: -œy̯
• Homophone: Huij

Noun

hui f (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. (dated, dialectal) whey [First attested in the late 15th century.]

   Synonyms: wei, melkwei

   Hui is een bijproduct van het maken van kaas. ― Whey is a side product of cheese production.

   • 1612, Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero, “Symen sonder Soeticheydt”, in Kluchten, page 108:

     Wy aten een potje karmelck …, en droncken een toochje huy…

     We ate a jar of buttermilk porridge…, and drank a swig of whey…

   • 1811, Johannes le Francq van Berkhey, Natuurlyke historie van Holland, vol. 9, publ. P. H. Trap, page 453.

     De melk wordt … verwerkt tot boter, kaas, karnemelk en hui …,

     The milk is … processed into butter, cheese, buttermilk and whey …,

Derived terms

• huiboter

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *hoi, *hui, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šoje, *šuje. Cognate to Finnish hui (“spool”)

Noun

hui (genitive hui, partitive huid)

1. (uncommon) a specific type of needle

   Synonyms: piirits, ui

Declension

Declension of hui (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hui	huid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hui
genitive			huide
partitive		huid	huisid
illative		huisse	huidesse
inessive		huis	huides
elative		huist	huidest
allative		huile	huidele
adessive		huil	huidel
ablative		huilt	huidelt
translative		huiks	huideks
terminative		huini	huideni
essive		huina	huidena
abessive		huita	huideta
comitative		huiga	huidega

Etymology 2

From Russian хуй (xuj).

Interjection

hui

1. (vulgar, slang) Expresses surprise, astonishment, or disbelief at the statement

   Hui sa tead teda.

   The hell you know him.

   • 2025 October 7, @j22tis, Twitter‎, retrieved 1 November 2025:

     Vihkan kogu hingest neid fuckass pakendeid mis on nagu ööö ➡️ ava ➡️ siit ↩️ ja ss te ei kujuta ette mida ta teeb (ta hui avaneb sealt)

     Hate with all my heart those fuckass packages that are like ooh ➡️ open ➡️ here ↩️ and then you won't believe what it does (the hell it opens there)

Noun

hui (genitive hui, partitive huid)

1. (vulgar, slang) cock, dick, penis

   Synonyms: türa, munn

Declension

Declension of hui (ÕS type 26/koi, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hui	huid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hui
genitive			huide
partitive		huid	huisid
illative		huisse	huidesse
inessive		huis	huides
elative		huist	huidest
allative		huile	huidele
adessive		huil	huidel
ablative		huilt	huidelt
translative		huiks	huideks
terminative		huini	huideni
essive		huina	huidena
abessive		huita	huideta
comitative		huiga	huidega

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhui̯/, [ˈhui̯]
• Rhymes: -ui
• Syllabification^(key): hui
• Hyphenation^(key): hui

Etymology 1

Related to Karelian hui. Possibly onomatopoeic, but may also be borrowed. Compare Swedish huj, German hui.

Interjection

hui

1. oh! (an exclamation when scared or startled)

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *hoi ~ *hui, from Proto-Finno-Permic *šoje ~ *šuje.

Noun

hui (dialectal, obsolete, Satakunta, Tavastia)

1. spool, bobbin

Declension

Inflection of hui (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		hui	huit
genitive		huin	huiden huitten
partitive		huita	huita
illative		huihin	huihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hui	huit
accusative	nom.	hui	huit
	gen.	huin
genitive		huin	huiden huitten
partitive		huita	huita
inessive		huissa	huissa
elative		huista	huista
illative		huihin	huihin
adessive		huilla	huilla
ablative		huilta	huilta
allative		huille	huille
essive		huina	huina
translative		huiksi	huiksi
abessive		huitta	huitta
instructive		—	huin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hui (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huini huini accusative nom. huini huini gen. huini genitive huini huideni huitteni partitive huitani huitani inessive huissani huissani elative huistani huistani illative huihini huihini adessive huillani huillani ablative huiltani huiltani allative huilleni huilleni essive huinani huinani translative huikseni huikseni abessive huittani huittani instructive — — comitative — huineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative huisi huisi accusative nom. huisi huisi gen. huisi genitive huisi huidesi huittesi partitive huitasi huitasi inessive huissasi huissasi elative huistasi huistasi illative huihisi huihisi adessive huillasi huillasi ablative huiltasi huiltasi allative huillesi huillesi essive huinasi huinasi translative huiksesi huiksesi abessive huittasi huittasi instructive — — comitative — huinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huimme huimme accusative nom. huimme huimme gen. huimme genitive huimme huidemme huittemme partitive huitamme huitamme inessive huissamme huissamme elative huistamme huistamme illative huihimme huihimme adessive huillamme huillamme ablative huiltamme huiltamme allative huillemme huillemme essive huinamme huinamme translative huiksemme huiksemme abessive huittamme huittamme instructive — — comitative — huinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative huinne huinne accusative nom. huinne huinne gen. huinne genitive huinne huidenne huittenne partitive huitanne huitanne inessive huissanne huissanne elative huistanne huistanne illative huihinne huihinne adessive huillanne huillanne ablative huiltanne huiltanne allative huillenne huillenne essive huinanne huinanne translative huiksenne huiksenne abessive huittanne huittanne instructive — — comitative — huinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative huinsa huinsa accusative nom. huinsa huinsa gen. huinsa genitive huinsa huidensa huittensa partitive huitaan huitansa huitaan huitansa inessive huissaan huissansa huissaan huissansa elative huistaan huistansa huistaan huistansa illative huihinsa huihinsa adessive huillaan huillansa huillaan huillansa ablative huiltaan huiltansa huiltaan huiltansa allative huilleen huillensa huilleen huillensa essive huinaan huinansa huinaan huinansa translative huikseen huiksensa huikseen huiksensa abessive huittaan huittansa huittaan huittansa instructive — — comitative — huineen huinensa

Synonyms

• käämi, puola

Derived terms

• huippu

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French hui, from Latin hodiē, from hōc (“this”) + diē.

Cognate with Occitan uòi, uèi, Catalan hui and avui, Galician hoxe, Spanish hoy, Portuguese hoje and Italian oggi.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɥi/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Adverb

hui

1. (archaic except in the compound aujourd'hui) today

Derived terms

• aujourd'hui
• cejourd'hui
• cesoird'hui
• d'hui en un an
• méshui

German

Interjection

hui

1. an exclamation of pleasant surprise

Further reading

• “hui” in Duden online
• “hui” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache