દાઈ

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Gujarati[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian دایه (dāya), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dāyak), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHyakas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-o-kos (nursing (one)).

Doublet of ધાત્રી (dhātrī) and ધાવ (dhāv).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

દાઈ (dāīf

  1. midwife, wet nurse
    Synonyms: ધાવ (dhāv), ધાત્રી (dhātrī)
  2. paternal grandmother
    Synonym: દાદી (dādī)

Declension[edit]

Declension of દાઈ
singular plural
nominative દાઈ (dāī) દાઈઓ (dāīo)
oblique દાઈ (dāī) દાઈઓ (dāīo)
vocative દાઈ (dāī) દાઈઓ (dāīo)
instrumental દાઈ (dāī) દાઈઓ (dāīo)
locative દાઈએ (dāīe) દાઈઓએ (dāīoe)