даи
Mariupol Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from a Kipchak language (compare Crimean Tatar dayı (“maternal uncle”) and Urum дайы (“maternal uncle”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dɐˈji]
- Hyphenation: даи
Noun
даи́ • (daí) n
- uncle (brother of a parent)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | даи́ (daí) | даи́я (daíja) |
| oblique | даи́ (daí) | даи́яс (daíjas) |
*) Some dialects don't use the oblique plural form, instead using the nominative plural.
References
- T. N. Chernysheva, editor (1859), “даи́”, in Греческий глосарий Ф. А. Хартахая [The Greek glossary of F. A. Xartaxay], published 1959
- A. A. Diamantopulo-Rionis with D. L. Demerdzhi, A. M. Davydova-Diamantopulo, A. A. Shapurma, R. S. Kharabadot, and D. K. Patricha (2006) “даи́”, in Румейско-русский и русско-румейский словарь пяти диалектов греков Приазовья, Mariupol, →ISBN, page 63
- G. A. Animica, M. P. Galikbarova (2013) “даи́”, in Румеку глоса[1], Donetsk, page 64
Nanai
Etymology
From Chinese.
Adjective
да̄и (dāi)