دائی

Etymology

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬎‎‎ (daēnu‎).

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Bakhtiari دا‎ (dâ, “mother”), from Kurdish دایک‎ (dayik, “mother”)

Noun

دائی • (dâ'i)

  1. maternal uncle (mother's brother)
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