Dai
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Dai
- A male given name from Welsh, a Welsh diminutive of David.
Etymology 2
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 傣 (Dǎi), borrowed from a Tai language. Doublet of Tai and Thai. Compare Thai ไท (tai).
Noun
Dai (plural Dais or Dai)
- An ethnic group of China, one of the 55 officially-recognized minorities.
- A member of the ethnic group.
Translations
an ethnic group of China
Etymology 3
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 代 (Dài), likely from a presinitic name for the area or its people.
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Dai
- (historical) A small northern state of ancient China.
- (historical) Various other kingdoms and princely appenages of imperial China named for the ancient state.
- (historical) A prefecture of Shanxi under imperial China.
- A county of Xinzhou Prefecture in Shanxi, China.
- 2004 July 30, Josephine Ma, “Coal miners face long, painful death”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 November 2023:
- Tian Yongsheng from Shanxi province is desperate to find a way to relieve the chest pain which has haunted him for years. […]
He is well aware what will happen if he is not treated. Many of his neighbours in Dai county - all coal miners - have died of the disease after suffering great pain.
'In the five villages [in Dai county] that I knew, all men from 18 to 50 suffer pneumoconiosis,' said Mr Tian. 'Among 100 coal miners, 100 have pneumoconiosis.
- 2018 August 2, Christina Zhao, “Great Wall of China Collapse: Poor Renovation Works And Heavy Rainfall Blamed”, in Newsweek, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 August 2018:
- A northern section of the Great Wall of China collapsed after a period of heavy rain last month, with many blaming poor-quality renovations for the deterioration of the iconic landmark.
The damaged section of the historical wall is located near Yanmen Pass, in Dai County, in the Shanxi province.
Synonyms
- (prefecture, prefectural seat): Daizhou, Taichow, Tai-chou
- (county, county seat): Daixian, Tai-hsien
Translations
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Dai Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 953, column 2
Etymology 4
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 戴 (Dài).
Proper noun
Dai
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dai is the 7,091st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,723 individuals. Dai is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.82%) individuals.
Anagrams
North Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. Cognates include West Frisian dei, which has a similar irregular plural form.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dai c (plural Daagen)
Saterland Frisian
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Etymology
From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-West Germanic *dag. Cognates include West Frisian dei and German Tag.
Pronunciation
Noun
Dai m (plural Dege)