qui-hi

名词 n. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An Anglo-Indian in Bengal. India,colloquial,historical
    — […] would find themselves at Galle regarded as interlopers by the Bengal "qui-his," as they are called, or high and mighty Anglo-Indians.
感叹词 intj.
  1. An Anglo-Indian call for a servant. India,historical
    — That he had seen service in India was, indeed, probable by his referring to lunch as tiffin, and calling to his parlourmaid with the ejaculation of “Qui-hi.”

词形变化

qui-his plural Qui-hi alternative Qui-Hi alternative Qui-hye alternative Qui-Hye alternative

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Hindi कोई है (koī hai, “is anyone there?”).
词源 2
Borrowed from Hindi कोई है (koī hai, “is anyone there?”).
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