daye

Da·ye
D2A1Y4E1

proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

daye1

noundaye (plural dayes)

plural dayes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of dhye (“wet-nurse”).

daye2

noundaye (plural dayes)

plural dayes

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of day.

Daye3

proper nounDaye (plural Dayes)

plural Dayes

Daye4

proper noun

alternative Tayeh · alternative Ta-yeh

  1. A county-level city of Huangshi, Hubei, China.

    Vuchang commands over ten Cities, as Vuhang, Vuchang, Kiayu, Puki, Hienning, Cungyang, Tungching, Hingque, Taye, Tungxan.

    [1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 14
    2 more examples

    The outbreak in Daye, a city of more than 900,000 people, was confirmed as a case of the H5N6 strain of the virus, the ministry said in the statement on its website.

    2017 March 14, Hallie Gu, Josephine Mason, “China's confirms sixth bird flu outbreak at duck farm in Hubei province”, in Christian Schmollinger, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2017, Health News

    The system in Daye in Hubei province is also fitted with facial recognition technology so offenders can be identified and publicly named and shamed, The Beijing News reported.

    2018 April 19, Yujing Liu, “Chinese city’s idea to deter jaywalkers – spray them with water”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2018, Society

Origin

  1. Mandarin大冶
  2. EnglishDaye

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大冶 (Dàyě).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 大冶
  • 大冶 (daai⁶ je⁵)a county-level city in central China
Chinese Mandarin 大冶
  • 大冶 (Dàyě)a county-level city in central China

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Chicago

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