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Dictionary: a·hoy   (ə-hoi') pronunciation

interj.
Used to hail a ship or a person or to attract attention.


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exclam. a call used in hailing: ahoy there!

land ahoy! an exclamation announcing the sighting of land from a ship.

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Dansk (Danish)
int. - ohøj

Nederlands (Dutch)
Ahoy!

Français (French)
int. - (Naut) ohé (excl), holà (excl)

Deutsch (German)
int. - ahoi

Ελληνική (Greek)
int. - ε! (κραυγή χαιρετισμού προς πλοίο)

Italiano (Italian)
olà (mar.)

Português (Portuguese)
int. - grito (m) de saudação usado por marinheiros

Русский (Russian)
эй, там!

Español (Spanish)
int. - ¡ahó!, ¡ah!

Svenska (Swedish)
int. - ohoj!

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
喂!啊嘿!啊呵!

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
int. - 喂!啊嘿!啊呵!

한국어 (Korean)
int. - 어어이!

日本語 (Japanese)
int. - おーい, おおい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(نداء) نداء يستخدمه البحاله للفت ألإنتباه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
int. - ‮הוי (קריאת ימאים)‬


 
 
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