દાઈ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ધાઈ (dhāī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دایه (dāya), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dāyak), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaHyakas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁y-o-kos (“nursing (one)”).

Doublet of ધાત્રી (dhātrī) and ધાવ (dhāv).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɑi/

Noun

દાઈ • (dāī) f

1. midwife, wet nurse

   Synonyms: ધાવ (dhāv), ધાત્રી (dhātrī)

2. paternal grandmother

   Synonym: દાદી (dādī)

Declension

Declension of દાઈ
	singular	plural
nominative	દાઈ (dāī)	દાઈઓ (dāīo)
oblique	દાઈ (dāī)	દાઈઓ (dāīo)
vocative	દાઈ (dāī)	દાઈઓ (dāīo)
instrumental	દાઈ (dāī)	દાઈઓ (dāīo)
locative	દાઈએ (dāīe)	દાઈઓએ (dāīoe)