Dai
English[edit]
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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 Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 傣 (Dǎi), borrowed from a Tai language. Doublet of Tai and Thai. 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]
Etymology 3[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 代 (Dài), likely from a presinitic name for the area or its people.
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Proper noun[edit]
Dai
- (historical) A small northern state of ancient China.
- (historical) Various other kingdoms and princely appenages of imperial China named for the ancient state.
- (historical) A prefecture of Shanxi under imperial China.
- A county of Xinzhou Prefecture in Shanxi, China.
- 2004 July 30, Josephine Ma, “Coal miners face long, painful death”, in South China Morning Post[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 November 2023[2]:
- Tian Yongsheng from Shanxi province is desperate to find a way to relieve the chest pain which has haunted him for years. […]
He is well aware what will happen if he is not treated. Many of his neighbours in Dai county - all coal miners - have died of the disease after suffering great pain.
'In the five villages [in Dai county] that I knew, all men from 18 to 50 suffer pneumoconiosis,' said Mr Tian. 'Among 100 coal miners, 100 have pneumoconiosis.
- 2018 August 2, Christina Zhao, “Great Wall of China Collapse: Poor Renovation Works And Heavy Rainfall Blamed”, in Newsweek[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 August 2018[4]:
- A northern section of the Great Wall of China collapsed after a period of heavy rain last month, with many blaming poor-quality renovations for the deterioration of the iconic landmark.
The damaged section of the historical wall is located near Yanmen Pass, in Dai County, in the Shanxi province.
Synonyms[edit]
- (prefecture, prefectural seat): Daizhou, Taichow, Tai-chou
- (county, county seat): Daixian, Tai-hsien
Translations[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Dai Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[5], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 953, column 2
Etymology 4[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 戴 (Dài).
Proper noun[edit]
Dai
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dai is the 7,091st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,723 individuals. Dai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.82%) individuals.
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]
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Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-West Germanic *dag. Cognates include West Frisian dei and German Tag.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Dai m (plural Dege)
References[edit]
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- Rhymes:Saterland Frisian/aːi̯
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