Dy
TranslingualEdit
SymbolEdit
Dy
- (chemistry) Symbol for dysprosium.
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Dy (plural Dys)
- A surname from Khmer.
AnagramsEdit
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via Spanish Dy, with the initial ⟨L-⟩ changed to ⟨D-⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.[1]
Proper nounEdit
Dy
- a surname
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “D.”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 99
TagalogEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via Spanish Dy, with the initial ⟨L⟩ changed to ⟨D⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.[1] Compare Indonesian Lie.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Dy (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒ)
- a Chinese Filipino surname from Min Nan
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “D.”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 99