Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) お​い [óꜜì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞i]

Interjection

おい ‎(romaji oi)

1. (usually impolite) Said to get someone's attention; hey!; oi!

Usage notes

• Coincidentally same as British English oi; a false cognate.
• An elongated ōi is used when someone is at a distance.

Etymology 2

Kanji reading.

Noun

おい ‎(romaji oi)

1. 老い: old age
2. 負ひ:
3. 追い:
4. 笈, 負:
5. 甥: nephew

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9