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dai
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi [Term?], from Sanskrit.
Noun
dai (plural dais)
- (chiefly North India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A wet nurse; a midwife. [from 18th c.]
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 72:
- Kausalya, she learnt, was his dai, the one who had breast-fed and looked after him.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 72:
Anagrams
- -iad, AID, Adi, DIA, Dia, I'd-a, I'da, IAD, Ida, Ida., aid, dia-
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- (Philippine) IPA(key): /da??i/
Particle
dai (daí)
- no
- Coordinate terms: bako, iyo
Dalmatian
Etymology 1
From Latin di?s. Compare Istriot dèi, Venetian and archaic Italian dì, Romanian zi.
Noun
dai m (plural dai)
- day
Derived terms
- bun dai
Etymology 2
Interjection
dai
- go away, get lost
German Low German
Article
dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)
- (East Pomeranian) the
Pronoun
dai m or f (neuter dat, plural dai)
- (East Pomeranian) (relative) who, that, which
Iau
Noun
dai
- cassowary
Further reading
- Heljä & Duane Clouse, Kirikiri and the Western Lakes Plains Languages (1993)
Italian
Etymology
Contraction of da i.
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
Verb
dai
- second-person singular present of dare
- second-person singular imperative of dare
Interjection
dai!
- An expression of encouragement; come on!
Anagrams
- adì, dia, Ida
Japanese
Romanization
dai
- R?maji transcription of ??
Ladin
Etymology
da +? i
Contraction
dai
- from or of the (+ masculine plural noun)
Mandarin
Romanization
dai
- Nonstandard spelling of d?i.
- Nonstandard spelling of d?i.
- Nonstandard spelling of dài.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Middle English
Noun
dai
- Alternative form of day
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian dei. Cognates include West Frisian dei.
Noun
dai m (plural daar)
- (Föhr-Amrum) day
- de öler dai
- the next day
- de öler dai
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil, Portugal) IPA(key): /?daj/
- Rhymes: -aj
Verb
dai
- second-person plural (vós, sometimes used with vocês) affirmative imperative of dar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [daj]
Verb
dai
- second-person singular present indicative of da
- second-person singular present subjunctive of da
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic ?????? (da??).
Pronunciation
Noun
dai (ma class, plural madai)
- a claim
- a demand
- a requirement
Verb
-dai (infinitive kudai)
- claim
- demand
- require
Conjugation
Derived terms
- Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -daia
- Passive: -daiwa
- Reciprocal: -daiana
- Stative: -daika
- Nominal derivations:
- mdai
Tok Pisin
Etymology
English die
Verb
dai
- To die
Adjective
dai
- dead
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *k-ta?l.
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [za?j??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [ja?j??]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ja?j??]
- Homophone: giai
Adjective
dai
- (of food) tough
- persistent
Derived terms
Adverb
dai
- persistently
Welsh
Noun
dai
- Soft mutation of tai.
Mutation
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *p.ta?j? (“to die”). Cognate with Thai ??? (dtaai), Lao ??? (t?i), Lü ?? (?aay), Tai Dam ???, Shan ??? (t?ay), Tai Nüa ??? (taay), Ahom ???????? (tay).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ta?i??/
- Tone numbers: dai1
- Hyphenation: dai
Verb
dai (Sawndip forms ???? or ? or ? or ? or ???? or ?, old orthography dai)
- to die
Derived terms
Zou
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dai??/
Noun
dai
- dew
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dai???/
Verb
dái
- (transitive) to hinder
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dai???/
Noun
dài
- fence, hedge
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 63
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dab
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dæb/
- Rhymes: -æb
Etymology 1
From Middle English dabben (“to strike”), perhaps ultimately imitative. Comparable with Middle Dutch dabben (“to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble”) (Dutch dabben (“(of a horse) to stamp with the forelegs”)), Dutch deppen (“to dab”), possibly German tappen (“to fumble, grope”).
The noun is from Middle English dabbe (“a strike, blow”), from the verb. Related to tap. Compare also drub, dub.
African-American sense of “playful box” perhaps influenced by dap (“fistbump”).
Verb
dab (third-person singular simple present dabs, present participle dabbing, simple past and past participle dabbed)
- (transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
- (transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
- To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
- 1532-1533, Thomas More, The Confutation of Tyndale's Answer
- to dabbe him in the necke
- 1532-1533, Thomas More, The Confutation of Tyndale's Answer
- (slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
- (dance, intransitive) To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
- 2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop
- Look, my brothas don't dab, we just vossi bop
- 2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop
Translations
Noun
dab (plural dabs)
- A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
- (African-American Vernacular) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
- Coordinate terms: dap, fist bump, high five
- page 197: I step closer to Profit and draw in a deep, steadying breath while the brothers exchange dabs. “What's up, fam? I see you finally made it.”
- A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
- Synonym: blob
- (slang) A small amount of hash oil.
- (chiefly in the plural, dated, Britain) Fingerprint.
- (dance) A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.
Related terms
- dap
- dob
- tap
Translations
Adverb
dab (not comparable)
- With a dab, or sudden contact.
Translations
See also
- daub
Etymology 2
Perhaps corrupted from adept.
Noun
dab (plural dabs)
- One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:skilled person
- c. 1759-1770?, Oliver Goldsmith, Essay
- One excels at a plan or the title page, another works away at the body of the book, and the third is a dab at an index.
Derived terms
- dab hand
- dabster
Translations
Etymology 3
Late Middle English dabbe, of unknown origin; perhaps related to sense 1 (“to press against lightly”) as in "a soft mass dabbed down."
Noun
dab (plural dabs)
- A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
- (US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
Translations
Etymology 4
Back slang for bad.
Adjective
dab (comparative more dab, superlative most dab)
- (obsolete, costermongers) Bad.
- Synonym: trosseno
- Antonyms: doog, doogheno
References
Further reading
- dab on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- dab (dance) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
- dab at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- ABD, ADB, Abd., BDA, D.B.A., DBA, abd., bad, d/b/a, dba
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English dab.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?p/
- Hyphenation: dab
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
dab m (uncountable)
- (dance) The dab (hip-hop dance move).
Related terms
- dabben
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ???? (??b). The expected form would be dieb, which exists dialectally. The imala was irregularly inverted as in some other verbs with -u- in the imperfect.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da?p/
Verb
dab (imperfect jdub)
- (intransitive) to melt (become liquid, especially through warmth)
Derived terms
- dewweb
White Hmong
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /da?/
Noun
dab
- (evil) spirit, considered responsible for epileptic attacks among other things
Derived terms
- qaug dab peg
References
- Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)
Yola
Alternative forms
- dap
Etymology
From Middle English dabben.
Verb
dab
- dash, slap
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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