Dai

• IPA^(key): /daɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɪ
• Homophones: die, dye, Di, daye

Dai

1. A male given name, a Welsh diminutive of David.

From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 傣 (Dǎi), borrowed from a Tai language. Compare Thai ไท (tai).

Dai (plural Dais or Dai)

1. An ethnic group of China, one of the 55 officially-recognized minorities.
2. A member of the ethnic group.

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

• Tai

Dai

1. (historical geography) A small northern state of ancient China.
2. (historical geography) Various other kingdoms and princely appenages of imperial China named for the ancient state.
3. (historical geography) A prefecture of Shanxi under imperial China.
4. (geography) A county of Xinzhou Prefecture in Shanxi, China.

• (prefecture, prefectural seat): Daizhou, Taichow, Tai-chou
• (county, county seat): Daixian, Tai-hsien

• -iad, AID, Adi, DIA, Dia, I'da, IAD, Ida, aid, dia-

From Old Frisian dei, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. Cognates include West Frisian dei, which has a similar irregular plural form.

IPA^(key): /daɪ̯/

Dai c (plural Daagen)

1. (Sylt) day

IPA^(key): /daːi/

Dai m (plural Deege)

1. day