दाई

See also: दुई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دایه (dāya).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ɑː.iː/, [d̪äː.iː]

Noun

दाई • (dāīf (Urdu spelling دائی)

  1. midwife, nurse
    Synonym: उपमाता (upmātā)

Declension

Declension of दाई (fem ind ī-stem)
singular plural
direct दाई
dāī
दाइयाँ
dāiyā̃
oblique दाई
dāī
दाइयों
dāiyõ
vocative दाई
dāī
दाइयो
dāiyo

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

दाई • (dāīm

  1. alternative form of दाइ (dāi)