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dai

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

Borrowed from Hindi दाई (dāī), from Sanskrit.

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.

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qazi with metathesis.

daí (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)

  1. no; never
    Synonym: nungka

daí (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)

  1. no
    Antonym: iyo
    Coordinate terms: bako, habo

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.

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.

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

dai m (plural dai)

  1. day

dai

  1. go away, get lost

dai

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

dai

  1. cassowary

Borrowed from Russian да и (da i).

dai

  1. as well as

dai

  1. contraction of da +‎ i: from the

dai

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

dai

  1. an expression of encouragement; come on!

dai

  1. Rōmaji transcription of だい

da +‎ i

dai

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

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.

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

dai

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

dai

  1. alternative form of day

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *daay.

dai (stem II daih)

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

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

dai m (plural daar)

  1. (Föhr-Amrum) day
    de öler dai ― the next day

dai

  1. second-person plural imperative of dar

dai

  1. masculine plural of da (“from”)

dai

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

Southern Catanduanes Bikol

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dai

  1. no
    Antonym: iyo
    Coordinate terms: bako, habo

dai

  1. (indefinite) nothing; none
    Synonym: wala
    Antonyms: igwa, may
    Dai nin tawo sa haḽong.
    There's no one in the house.

dai

  1. don't

Borrowed from Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).[1]

dai class V (plural madai class VI)

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

-dai (infinitive kudai)

  1. to claim
  2. to demand
  3. to require
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.
  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102 Nr. 908

From English die.

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

dai

  1. dead

From Proto-Vietic *k-taːl.

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).”)

dai • (帶, 佳, 街, 夷)

  1. persistently
    Thằng khốn đó sống dai thật!
    Why hasn't that bastard died already?

dai

  1. soft mutation of tai

From Proto-Tai *naːjᴬ (“maternal grandmother”).[1]

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

Compare Indonesian nyai, Khmer យាយ (yiəy).

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)

From Proto-Tai *p.taːjᴬ (“to die”).[3]

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).

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
  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 336
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 广西壮族自治区少数民族古籍整理出版规划领导小组 [Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Leading Group for the Compilation and Publication Planning of Minority Ancient Books], editors (2012), “dai”, in 古壮字字典 [Zhuang: Sawndip Sawdenj, Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (overall work in Zhuang and Mandarin), Guangxi: 广西民族出版社 [Guangxi Nationalities Publishing House], →ISBN
  3. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009), The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[2], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 357

Dai khat.

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dâi

  1. fence

Dai.

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

dâi

  1. dew