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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
A Turkic borrowing: compare Turkish dayı, Azerbaijani dayı.
Pronunciation
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dâyi
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Noun
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ماما
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دایی
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тағо
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دایی • (dâyi)
- (chiefly Iran) maternal uncle (mother's brother)
- Synonym: (Dari) ماما (mâmâ)
- Coordinate terms: عمو ('amu), کاکا (kâkâ), کاکو (kâko)
Descendants
See also
- عمه ('amme) (paternal aunt)
- خاله (xâle) (maternal aunt)
References
- ^ Doerfer, Gerhard (1963) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 16) (in German), volume I, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, § 1176, page 196
- ^ Hassandoust, Mohammad (2004/2005) Bahman Sarkarati, editor, Farhang-e riše-šenâxti-ye zabân-e Farsi [An Etymological Dictionary of the Persian Language] (in Persian), volume II: P-D, Tehran: Academy of Persian Language and Literature, →ISBN, page 1264
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