Dai
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Proper noun[edit]
Dai
- A male given name from Welsh, a Welsh diminutive of David.
Etymology 2[edit]
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 傣 (Dǎi), borrowed from a Tai language. Compare Thai ไท (tai).
Noun[edit]
Dai (plural Dais or Dai)
- An ethnic group of China, one of the 55 officially-recognized minorities.
- A member of the ethnic group.
Translations[edit]
an ethnic group of China
Etymology 3[edit]
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 代 (Dài), likely from a presinitic name for the area or its people.
Alternative forms[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Dai
- (historical geography) A small northern state of ancient China.
- (historical geography) Various other kingdoms and princely appenages of imperial China named for the ancient state.
- (historical geography) A prefecture of Shanxi under imperial China.
- (geography) A county of Xinzhou Prefecture in Shanxi, China.
Synonyms[edit]
- (prefecture, prefectural seat): Daizhou, Taichow, Tai-chou
- (county, county seat): Daixian, Tai-hsien
Anagrams[edit]
North Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. Cognates include West Frisian dei, which has a similar irregular plural form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dai c (plural Daagen)
Saterland Frisian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dai m (plural Deege)
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- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Welsh
- English terms derived from Welsh
- English terms derived from Mandarin
- English terms derived from Chinese
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English indeclinable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English terms with historical senses
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- North Frisian terms inherited from Old Frisian
- North Frisian terms derived from Old Frisian
- North Frisian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- North Frisian terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- North Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- North Frisian lemmas
- North Frisian nouns
- Sylt North Frisian
- Saterland Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Saterland Frisian lemmas
- Saterland Frisian nouns