dai

dai · noun¹

1. Hindi · borrowed fromदाई
2. English todaydai

Borrowed from Hindi दाई (dāī), from Sanskrit.

Dai · proper noun²

1. Welsh · borrowed fromDai
2. Welsh · borrowed fromDai
3. English todayDai

Borrowed from Welsh Dai.

Dai · noun³

1. Mandarin · derived from傣
2. English todayDai

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 傣 (Dǎi), borrowed from a Tai language. Doublet of Tai and Thai. Compare Thai ไท (tai).

Dai · proper noun⁴

1. Mandarin · derived from代
2. English todayDai

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 代 (Dài), likely from a presinitic name for the area or its people.

Dai · proper noun⁵

1. Chinese · derived from戴
2. English todayDai

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 戴 (Dài).

First known use, by meaning

• from 18th c. A wet nurse; a midwife.