Oye - Wiktionary

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

French

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Noun

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oye f (plural oyes)

  1. archaic form of oie (goose)

Derived terms

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  • Ma mère l’Oye

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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  • oe (eye dialect, informal)

Etymology

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈoʝe/ [ˈo.ʝe]
  • 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

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oye

  1. (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

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oye

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

Further reading

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  • “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

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ō.jè/

Noun

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oyè

  1. honor, respect, a title given to a chieftain or chief
Derived terms
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  • olóyè (“chief, royal”)
  • ìjòyè (“chief”)
  • ìwúyè (“coronation”)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ò.jē/

Noun

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òye

  1. wisdom, understanding

Etymology 3

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Alternative forms

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  • iye

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ō.jē/

Noun

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oye

  1. alternative form of iye (“amount”)

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