SpeakMoreUsed upon greeting someone with whom one is intimate
hoy is a common Cebuano Bisaya interjection meaning “Used upon greeting someone with whom one is intimate.” You will hear it in everyday polite exchanges, quick replies, and informal conversation across Cebuano-speaking communities.
In the SpeakMore Bisaya dictionary, hoy is glossed as Used upon greeting someone with whom one is intimate. Meaning can shift with region, grammar, and context.
hoy
To say “Used upon greeting someone with whom one is intimate” in Cebuano Bisaya, use hoy.
hoy means “Used upon greeting someone with whom one is intimate” in Cebuano Bisaya. It is listed as a interjection in the Common Expressions topic cluster.
“Used upon greeting someone with whom one is intimate” in Cebuano Bisaya is hoy. Use this page as a quick reference, then practise the word in short sentences and real conversation.
hoy is a Cebuano Bisaya word. In the Philippines, Bisaya often refers to the Cebuano language variety spoken across much of the Visayas and Mindanao.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS