# dai
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दाई (dāī), from Sanskrit.

### Noun

dai (plural dais)
* (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.

### See also

* ao dai
* dai pai dong
* siew dai

### Anagrams

* I'da, Dia, IAD, Ida., Adi, dia-, -iad, I'd-a, DIA, AID, aid, IDA, Ida

## Bikol Central
### Alternative forms

* dae
* di

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qazi with metathesis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /daˈʔi/ [d̪aˈʔi]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: da‧i

### Adverb

dai (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)
* no; never
    Synonym: nungka

### Particle

dai (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)
* no
    Antonym: iyo
    Coordinate terms: bako, habo

### Pronoun

dai (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)
* (formal, literary, indefinite) nothing; none; no one; nobody
    Synonyms: mayo, wara
    Antonyms: igwa, may
    Dai baga nin tawo sa harong.There's no one in the house.

### Verb

dai (Basahan spelling ᜇᜁ)
* do not, don't
    Synonym: hari
    Dai ka na mag-iba.You don't have to join.
    Dai ka magsabi saiya kaiyanDon't (you) tell him/her that.

#### Derived terms

* kadaihan
* magdai
* pagkadai

## Dalmatian
### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

dai m (plural dai)
* day

##### Derived terms

* bun dai

### Etymology 2
#### Interjection

dai
* go away, get lost

## Galician
### Verb

dai
* (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of dar

## German Low German
### Article

dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)
* (Eastern Pomeranian) the
    Ik haw ai mit dai bruud danst.I have already danced with the bride.

### Pronoun

dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)
* (Eastern Pomeranian) (relative) who, that, which
    Jéferson, dai kan uk gaud singaJéferson, who can also sing well

## Iau
### Noun

dai
* cassowary

### Further reading

* Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian да и (da i).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈdɑ.i/, [ˈdɑ.i], /ˈdɑi̯/, [ˈdɑi̯]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈdɑ.i/, [ˈtɑ.i], /ˈdɑi̯/, [ˈtɑi̯]
* Rhymes: -ɑ.i, -ɑi̯
* Hyphenation: da‧i

### Conjunction

dai
* as well as

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 567

## Italian
### Etymology 1
#### Contraction

dai
* Contraction of da i.:
** from the
** at the house/home of the

##### Alternative forms

* da' (truncation)

##### Related terms

* da'
* dagli
* dal
* dall'
* dalla
* dalle
* dallo

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* da' (imperative)

#### Verb

dai
* inflection of dare:
** second-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

#### Interjection

dai
* an expression of encouragement; come on!

#### Related terms

* dai e dai

### Anagrams

* Ida, adì, dia

## Japanese
### Romanization

dai
* Rōmaji transcription of だい

## Ladin
### Etymology

da +‎ i

### Contraction

dai
* from or of the (+ masculine plural noun)

## Mandarin
### Romanization

dai
* Nonstandard spelling of dāi.
* Nonstandard spelling of dǎi.
* Nonstandard spelling of dài.

#### Usage notes

* Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

## Middle English
### Noun

dai
* Alternative form of day

## North Frisian
### Alternative forms

* däi (Mooring)
* Dai (Sylt)

### Etymology

From Old Frisian dei. Cognates include West Frisian dei.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [daːɪ̯]

### Noun

dai m (plural daar)
* (Föhr-Amrum) day
    de öler dai ― the next day

#### Derived terms

* daaling

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈdaj/ [ˈdaɪ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈdaj/
* Hyphenation: dai
* Rhymes: -aj

### Verb

dai
* second-person plural imperative of dar

## Romagnol
### Preposition

dai
* masculine plural of da (“from”)

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdaj/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

dai
* second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of da

## Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
### Alternative forms

* dae

### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *qazi with metathesis.

### Particle

dai
* no
    Antonym: iyo
    Coordinate terms: bako, habo

### Pronoun

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

### Verb

dai
* don't

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Arabic دَعَا (daʕā).

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

dai class V (plural madai class VI)
* a claim
* a demand
* a requirement

### Verb

-dai (infinitive kudai)
* to claim
* to demand
* to require

#### Conjugation

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 future | positive subject concord + -tadai |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -tadai |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Verbal derivations:
** Applicative: -daia
** Passive: -daiwa
** Reciprocal: -daiana
** Stative: -daika
* Nominal derivations:
** mdai

### References

* ↑ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) 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

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English die.

### Verb

dai
* 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

### Adjective

dai
* dead

## Vietnamese
### Alternative forms

* (North Central Vietnam) đai

### Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-taːl.

### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [zaːj˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [jaːj˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [jaːj˧˧]
* Homophone: giai

### Adjective

dai • (帶, 佳, 街, 夷)
* (of food) tough
    Thịt gì dai quá, nhai mỏi cả mồm!This meat's so tough that my jaw's getting tired chewing it!
* 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).”)

#### Derived terms

* dai dẳng (từ láy)
* dai nhách

### Adverb

dai • (帶, 佳, 街, 夷)
* persistently
    Thằng khốn đó sống dai thật!Why hasn't that bastard died already?

## Welsh
### Noun

dai
* Soft mutation of tai.

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Zhuang
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Zhuang) IPA: /taːi˨˦/
* Tone numbers: dai$^1$
* Hyphenation: dai

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *naːjᴬ (“maternal grandmother”).
Cognate with Thai ยาย (yaai), Lao ຍາຍ (nyāi) and ຍາຽ (nyāi), Shan ၼၢႆး (náai).
Compare Indonesian nyai, Khmer យាយ (yiəy).

#### Noun

dai (Sawndip forms 𡛕 or ⿰女胎 or ⿰女枱 or 胎 or ⿰女呆, 1957–1982 spelling dai)
* mother-in-law (married woman's mother or mother of one's wife)

### Etymology 2

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

#### Verb

dai (Sawndip forms 𬆗 or 殆 or 𰭩 or ⿰歹太 or 歹 or 台 or 𪱜 or 胎 or ⿰死台 or 𱥎, 1957–1982 spelling dai)
* to die

##### Derived terms

* daicaeux
* daidumz
* daigaemz
* daigeng
* daigyaengj
* daihau
* daimbaet
* dairaq
* dairoz
* daisoengz

### References

* ↑ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎, Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 336
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 古壮字字典 [Dictionary of Old Zhuang Characters] (in Chinese), Guangxi: Ethnic Publishing House (广西民族出版社), 2012, →ISBN
* ↑ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎, Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 357

## Zou
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dai̯˧/

#### Noun

dai
* dew

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dai̯˧˥/

#### Verb

dái
* (transitive) to hinder

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dai̯˧˩/

#### Noun

dài
* fence, hedge

### References

* Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63