dey.
A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.
Meaning & usage
A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English deye, deie, daie, from Old English dǣġe (“maker of bread; baker; dairy-maid”), from Proto-West Germanic *daigijā, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader of bread, maid”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form, build”). Cognate with Swedish deja, Icelandic deigja (“dairy-maid”); compare dairy, dough, lady.
The ruler of the Regency of Algiers (now Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire.
Where this word comes from
From French dey, from Algerian Arabic داي from Ottoman Turkish دایی (modern Turkish dayı).
An informal Tamil-language term of address used when trying to get someone's attention.
Where this word comes from
From Tamil டேய் (“hey!”).
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