Used to call someone's attention, or as an intensifier when placed at the end. · Expresses indignation or disgust; oi
köken: Derived from Middle High German ei, a common interjection. In contemporary German possibly reinforced by Turkish ey (“vocative particle”), English hey.
Boah, ey!
Ey Peter, komm mal kucken, was hier auf dem Schild steht!
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Used to call someone; hey · Used to express surprise; eh · Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener confirm or agree with what has been said.
hi (greeting) · hey (to get someone's attention) · bye (often repeated twice: hei hei)
köken: From Proto-Finnic *hei (compare Estonian hei, Ingrian hei, Karelian hei, Ludian hei, Veps hei). Compare also Old Norse hei (whence Swedish hej) and English hey.
expression used to call the attention of somebody: hey!
köken: Probably a natural expression, as may be inferred from its presence with similar meaning in many other unrelated languages: English hoy, Dutch hoi, Japanese おい (oi), etc.