दाई

See also: दुई

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دایه (dāya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.iː/, [d̪äː.iː]

Noun

दाई • (dāī) f (Urdu spelling دائی)

1. midwife, nurse

   Synonym: उपमाता (upmātā)

Declension

Declension of दाई (fem ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दाई dāī	दाइयाँ dāiyā̃
oblique	दाई dāī	दाइयों dāiyõ
vocative	दाई dāī	दाइयो dāiyo

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪äi̯]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दाइ

Noun

दाई • (dāī) m

1. Alternative form of दाइ [dāi].