Afrikaans

Noun

haai ‎(plural haaie)

1. shark

Etymology 2

Compare English hi.

Interjection

haai

1. hi, hello

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːi̯
• IPA^(key): /ɦaːi̯/
• Like English high or hi.

Etymology

From Old Norse hákarl ‎(“shark”), a compound of há- ‎(“marks fish of the shark kind”) +‎ karl ‎(“man”). Cognate with Swedish haj, and German Hai.

Noun

Caribische rifhaai
Carribean Reef Shark

haai m ‎(plural haaien, diminutive haaitje n)

1. shark
2. greedy person