Dai.
A diminutive of the male given name David, from Welsh.
Meaning & usage
A diminutive of the male given name David, from Welsh.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Welsh Dai.
An ethnic group of China, one of the 55 officially recognized minorities.
A member of the ethnic group.
Where this word comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 傣 (Dǎi), borrowed from a Tai language. Doublet of Tai and Thai. Compare Thai ไท (tai).
A small northern state of ancient China.
Various other kingdoms and princely appenages of imperial China named for the ancient state.
A prefecture of Shanxi under imperial China.
A county of Xinzhou Prefecture in Shanxi, China.
Where this word comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 代 (Dài), likely from a presinitic name for the area or its people.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 戴 (Dài).
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