dai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dai"

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Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Day with i as a placeholder.

Symbol

dai

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Day.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Day terms

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दाई (dāī), from Sanskrit.

Noun

dai (plural dais)

1. (chiefly North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A wet nurse; a midwife. [from 18th c.]
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 72:

     Kausalya, she learnt, was his dai, the one who had breast-fed and looked after him.

See also

terms containing "dai" of different etymology

• ao dai
• dai ji
• dai pai dong
• siew dai

Anagrams

• I'da, Dia, IAD, Ida., Adi, dia-, -iad, I'd-a, DIA, AID, aid, IDA, Ida

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qazi with metathesis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daˈʔi/ [d̪aˈʔi]
• IPA^(key): /daˈi/ [d̪aˈi] (colloquial)

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: da‧i

Adverb

daí (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)

1. no; never

   Synonym: nungka

Particle

daí (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)

1. no

   Antonym: iyo

   Coordinate terms: bako, habo

Pronoun

daí (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)

1. (formal, literary, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody

   Synonyms: mayo, wara

   Antonyms: igwa, may

   Dai bagang tawo sa harong.

   There's no one in the house.

Verb

daí (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)

1. do not, don't

   Synonym: hari

   Dai ka na mag-iba.

   You don't have to join.

   Dai ka magsabi saiya kaiyan

   Don't (you) tell him/her that.

Derived terms

• kadaihan
• magdai
• pagkadai

Dalmatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Classical Latin diēs. Compare Istriot dèi, Venetan dì and archaic Italian dì, Romanian zi.

Noun

dai m (plural dai)

1. day

Derived terms

• bun dai

Etymology 2

Interjection

dai

1. go away, get lost

Galician

Verb

dai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of dar

Iau

Noun

dai

1. cassowary

Further reading

• Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да и (da i).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.i/, [ˈdɑ.iˑ], /ˈdɑi̯/, [ˈdɑi̯]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.i/, [ˈtɑ.iˑ], /ˈdɑi̯/, [ˈtɑi̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑ.i, -ɑi̯
• Hyphenation: da‧i

Conjunction

dai

1. as well as

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 567

Italian

Etymology 1

Contraction

dai

1. contraction of da +‎ i: from the

Alternative forms

• da' (truncation)

Related terms

• da'
• dagli
• dal
• dall'
• dalla
• dalle
• dallo

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• da' (imperative)

Verb

dai

1. inflection of dare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Interjection

dai

1. an expression of encouragement; come on!

Related terms

• dai e dai

Anagrams

• Ida, adì, dia

Japanese

Romanization

dai

1. Rōmaji transcription of だい

Ladin

Etymology

da +‎ i

Contraction

dai

1. from or of the (+ masculine plural noun)

Low German

Article

dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)

1. (Eastern Pomeranian) alternative form of de (“the”)

   Ik haw ai mit dai bruud danst. (East Pomeranian)

   I have already danced with the bride.

Pronoun

dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)

1. (Eastern Pomeranian, relative) alternative form of de (“which, that, who”)

   Jéferson, dai kan uk gaud singa (East Pomeranian)

   Jéferson, who can also sing well

Mandarin

Romanization

dai

1. nonstandard spelling of dāi
2. nonstandard spelling of dǎi
3. nonstandard spelling of dài

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

dai

1. alternative form of day

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *daay.

Verb

dai (stem II daih)

1. to cool down, die down
2. to stop being talked about

Further reading

• Lorrain, J. Herbert (1940), “dai”, in Dictionary of the Lushai language, Calcutta: Asiatic Society

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• doi (Goesharde)
• däi (Mooring)
• Dai (Sylt)

Etymology

From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-West Germanic *dag, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daːɪ̯]

Noun

dai m (plural daar)

1. (Föhr-Amrum) day

   de öler dai ― the next day

Derived terms

• daaling

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdaj/ [ˈdaɪ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdaj/

• Hyphenation: dai
• Rhymes: -aj

Verb

dai

1. second-person plural imperative of dar

Romagnol

Preposition

dai

1. masculine plural of da (“from”)

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaj/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

dai

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of da

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

Alternative forms

• dae

Particle

dai

1. no

   Antonym: iyo

   Coordinate terms: bako, habo

Pronoun

dai

1. (indefinite) nothing; none

   Synonym: wala

   Antonyms: igwa, may

   Dai nin tawo sa haḽong.

   There's no one in the house.

Verb

dai

1. don't

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

dai class V (plural madai class VI)

1. a claim
2. a demand
3. a requirement

Verb

-dai (infinitive kudai)

1. to claim
2. to demand
3. to require

Conjugation

Conjugation of -dai
Positive present -nadai Subjunctive -dai Negative -dai Imperative singular dai
Infinitives
Positive kudai Negative kutodai
Imperatives
Singular dai Plural daini
Tensed forms
Habitual hudai Positive past positive subject concord + -lidai Negative past negative subject concord + -kudai
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nadai) Singular Plural 1st person ninadai/nadai tunadai 2nd person unadai mnadai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anadai wanadai other classes positive subject concord + -nadai
Negative present (negative subject concord + -dai) Singular Plural 1st person sidai hatudai 2nd person hudai hamdai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hadai hawadai other classes negative subject concord + -dai
Positive future positive subject concord + -tadai Negative future negative subject concord + -tadai
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -dai) Singular Plural 1st person nidai tudai 2nd person udai mdai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adai wadai other classes positive subject concord + -dai
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sidai Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngedai Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singedai Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalidai Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalidai
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -adai) Singular Plural 1st person nadai twadai 2nd person wadai mwadai 3rd person m-wa(I/II) adai wadai m-mi(III/IV) wadai yadai ji-ma(V/VI) ladai yadai ki-vi(VII/VIII) chadai vyadai n(IX/X) yadai zadai u(XI) wadai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwadai pa(XVI) padai mu(XVIII) mwadai
Perfect positive subject concord + -medai "Already" positive subject concord + -meshadai "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jadai "If/When" positive subject concord + -kidai "If not" positive subject concord + -sipodai Consecutive kadai / positive subject concord + -kadai Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kadai
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nidai -tudai 2nd person -kudai -wadai/-kudaini/-wadaini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mdai -wadai m-mi(III/IV) -udai -idai ji-ma(V/VI) -lidai -yadai ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kidai -vidai n(IX/X) -idai -zidai u(XI) -udai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kudai pa(XVI) -padai mu(XVIII) -mudai Reflexive -jidai
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -dai- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -daiye -daio m-mi(III/IV) -daio -daiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -dailo -daiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -daicho -daivyo n(IX/X) -daiyo -daizo u(XI) -daio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -daiko pa(XVI) -daipo mu(XVIII) -daimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -dai) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yedai -odai m-mi(III/IV) -odai -yodai ji-ma(V/VI) -lodai -yodai ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chodai -vyodai n(IX/X) -yodai -zodai u(XI) -odai see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kodai pa(XVI) -podai mu(XVIII) -modai
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -daia
  • Passive: -daiwa
  • Reciprocal: -daiana
  • Stative: -daika

• Nominal derivations:
  • mdai

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English die.

Verb

dai

1. to die
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:17:

     Tasol yu no ken kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai bilong givim gutpela save long wanem samting i gutpela na wanem samting i nogut. Sapos yu kaikai, wantu bai yu dai.”

     →New International Version translation

Adjective

dai

1. dead

Related terms

• daiman

References

• Volker, C. A. (general editor), et al. (2008), Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin English Dictionary, Oxford University Press in association with Wantok Niuspepa, →ISBN, page 14

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) đai

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-taːl.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːj˧˧]
• Homophone: giai

Adjective

dai • (帶, 佳, 街, 夷)

1. (of food) tough

   Thịt gì dai quá, nhai mỏi cả mồm!

   This meat's so tough that my jaw's getting tired chewing it!

2. 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

• dai dẳng
• dai nhách
• dai như đỉa

Adverb

dai • (帶, 佳, 街, 夷)

1. persistently

   Thằng khốn đó sống dai thật!

   Why hasn't that bastard died already?

Welsh

Noun

dai

1. soft mutation of tai

Mutation

Mutated forms of tai

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tai	dai	nhai	thai

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /taːi˨˦/
• Tone numbers: dai¹
• Hyphenation: dai

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *naːjᴬ (“maternal grandmother”).

Cognate with Thai ยาย (yaai), Lao ຍາຍ (nyāi) and ຍາຽ (nyāi), Shan ၼၢႆး (náai).

Compare Indonesian nyai, Khmer យាយ (yiəy).

Noun

dai (Sawndip forms 𡛕[2] or ⿰女胎[2] or ⿰女枱[2] or 胎[2] or ⿰女呆[2], 1957–1982 spelling dai)

1. mother-in-law (married woman's mother or mother of one's wife)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ (“to die”).

Cognate with Bouyei daail, Thai ตาย (dtaai), Lao ຕາຍ (tāi), Lü ᦎᦻ (ṫaay), Tai Dam ꪔꪱꪥ, Shan တၢႆ (tǎai), Tai Nüa ᥖᥣᥭ (taay), Ahom 𑜄𑜩 (tay).

Verb

dai (Sawndip forms 𬆗[2] or 殆[2] or 𰭩[2] or ⿰歹太[2] or 歹[2] or 台[2] or 𪱜[2] or 胎[2] or ⿰死台[2] or 𱥎[2], 1957–1982 spelling dai)

1. to die

Derived terms

• daicaeux
• daidumz
• daigaemz
• daigeng
• daigyaengj
• daihau
• daimbaet
• dairaq
• dairoz
• daisoengz

Zou

Etymology 1

Dai khat.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dāːi̯]
• Hyphenation: dai

Noun

dâi

1. fence

Etymology 2

Dai.

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ɗaay. Cognates include Mizo dài.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dāːi̯]
• Hyphenation: dai

Noun

dâi

1. dew

References

• Philip Thangliènmâng (2010), Minimal dictionary and Self-tutor Functional Grammar in Zo-English-Hindi, New Delhi: Zoculsin, →ISBN, page 5; 160
• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013), A Descriptive Grammar of Zou (PhD thesis), Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63