dai
Etimologija
Borrowed from Hindi दाई (dāī), od Sanskrt.
Noun
dai (plural dais)
- (chiefly North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A wet nurse; a midwife. [from 18th c.]
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 72:
- Kausalya, she learnt, was his dai, the one who had breast-fed and looked after him.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 72:
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧i
- Šablon:bcl-IPA
Adverb
dai
Particle
dài
Pronoun
dài
- Lua greška in package.lua at line 80: module 'Modul:labels/data/lang/bcl' not found. nothing; none; no one; nobody
Verb
dài
Dalmatian
Etymology 1
From Latinski diēs. Compare Istriot dèi, Venetian and archaic Italian dì, Romanian zi.
Noun
dai m (plural dai)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Interjection
dai
German Low German
Article
dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)
- Lua greška in package.lua at line 80: module 'Modul:labels/data/lang/nds-de' not found. the
- Ik haw ai mit dai bruud danst.
- I have already danced with the bride.
Pronoun
dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)
- Lua greška in package.lua at line 80: module 'Modul:labels/data/lang/nds-de' not found. Lua greška in package.lua at line 80: module 'Modul:labels/data/lang/nds-de' not found. who, that, which
- Jéferson, dai kan uk gaud singa
- Jéferson, who can also sing well
Iau
Noun
dai
Further reading
- Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)
Italian
Etymology
Contraction
dai
Alternative forms
- da' (truncation)
Related terms
Verb
dai
- inflection of dare:
- drugo lice jednine prezenta indikativa
- drugo lice jednine imperativa
Interjection
dai
- An expression of encouragement; come on!
Anagrams
Romanization
dai
Ladin
Etymology
Afrikans
Contraction
dai
Mandarin
Romanization
Romanizacija
dai
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Noun
dai
- Alternative form of day
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian dei. Cognates include West Frisian dei.
Noun
dai m (plural daar)
- Lua greška in package.lua at line 80: module 'Modul:labels/data/lang/frr' not found. day
- de öler dai
- the next day
- de öler dai
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: dai
- Rime: -aj
Verb
dai
Romanian
Pronunciation
Verb
dai
- drugo lice jednine prezenta indikativa/subjunctive of da
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Alternative forms
Particle
dai
Pronoun
dai
- (indefinite) nothing; none
- Sinonim: wara
Verb
dai
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
- a claim
- a demand
- a requirement
Verb
-dai (infinitive kudai)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Verb
dai
- To die
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:17:
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Adjective
dai
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Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-taːl.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˧]
- Homophone: giai
Adjective
dai
- (of food) tough
- Thịt gì dai quá, nhai mỏi cả mồm!
- This meat's so tough that my jaw's getting tired chewing it!
- persistent
- Cái thằng này dai như đỉa.
- You're persistent. I'll give you that.
- (literally, “This guy is as persistent as a leech (which is known to hang tough onto whatever it bites).”)
Derived terms
Izvedeni termini
Adverb
dai
- persistently
- Thằng khốn đó sống dai thật!
- Why hasn't that bastard died already?
Welsh
Noun
dai
- Soft mutation of tai.
Mutation
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ (“to die”). Cognate with Tajski ตาย (dtaai), Lao ຕາຍ (tāi), Lü ᦎᦻ (ṫaay), Tai Dam ꪔꪱꪥ, Shan တၢႆ (tǎay), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥭ (taay), Ahom 𑜄𑜩 (tay).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) MFA(ključ): /taːi˨˦/
- Tone numbers: dai1
- Hyphenation: dai
Verb
dai (old orthography dai)
- to die
Derived terms
Zou
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
dai
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
dái
- (transitive) to hinder
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
dài