Dy

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See also: dy, dý, dŷ, d.y., d'y, and dy.

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

Dy

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for dysprosium.

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Khmer ឌី (dii).

Proper noun[edit]

Dy (plural Dys)

  1. A surname from Khmer.

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via Spanish Dy, with the initial ⟨L-⟩ changed to ⟨D-⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Dy

  1. a surname

References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “D.”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 99; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 99

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via Spanish Dy, with the initial ⟨L⟩ changed to ⟨D⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.[1] Compare Indonesian Lie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Dy (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Statistics[edit]

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Dy is the 473rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 17,842 individuals.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “D.”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 99; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 99

Xhosa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

Dy (lower case dy)

  1. A digraph in Xhosa orthography.
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