qui-hi
qui-hi interjection: an Anglo-Indian call for a servant.
Interjection
- An Anglo-Indian call for a servant.
- 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.”1922, Edward Frederic Benson, Miss Mapp, Chapter 1
Noun (1)
qui-hi (plural qui-his)
- An Anglo-Indian in Bengal.
- […] would find themselves at Galle regarded as interlopers by the Bengal "qui-his," as they are called, or high and mighty Anglo-Indians.1879, Journal of the American Geographical Society of New York, page 107
- The slang distinctive name for gentlemen belonging to the Bombay service; the correlative of the Mulls of Madras and the Qui-His of Bengal.1968, Demetrius Charles de Kavanagh Boulger, Asian Review, page 134
Noun (2) capitalized: Qui-Hi
Qui-Hi (plural Qui-His)
- Alternative form of qui-hi.
Noun (3) capitalized: Qui-hi
Qui-hi (plural Qui-his)
- Alternative form of qui-hi.
Forms of qui-hi
| plural | qui-his |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Qui-hi |
| alternative form | Qui-Hi |
| alternative form | Qui-hye |
| alternative form | Qui-Hye |
| plural | Qui-His |
| plural | Qui-his |
Origin of qui-hi
Borrowed from Hindi कोई है (koī hai, “is anyone there?”).
Questions about qui-hi
- What does qui-hi mean?
- Qui-hi means an Anglo-Indian call for a servant.
- What part of speech is qui-hi?
- Qui-hi can be an interjection or a noun.
Words near qui-hi in the dictionary
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