"Di" meaning in English

See Di in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /daɪ/
Rhymes: -aɪ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Di
  1. A diminutive of the female given names Diana or Diane.
    Sense id: en-Di-en-name-H6eL7~Ts Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Dis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 狄 (Dí). Etymology templates: {{wp|Di (surname)}}, {{bor|en|zh|狄|tr=Dí}} Chinese 狄 (Dí) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Di (plural Dis)
  1. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Di-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Di",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A diminutive of the female given names Diana or Diane."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ],
        [
          "given names",
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        ],
        [
          "Diana",
          "Diana#English"
        ],
        [
          "Diane",
          "Diane#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/daɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "die"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dye"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Dai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "daye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Di"
}

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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "狄",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      },
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        "A surname from Chinese."
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Chinese",
    "English terms derived from Chinese",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪ",
    "Rhymes:English/aɪ/1 syllable"
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        "English given names"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "diminutive",
          "diminutive"
        ],
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          "given names",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Diana",
          "Diana#English"
        ],
        [
          "Diane",
          "Diane#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/daɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "die"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dye"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Dai"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "daye"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Di"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
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    "English terms borrowed from Chinese",
    "English terms derived from Chinese",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        "English surnames from Chinese"
      ],
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        "A surname from Chinese."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Di"
}

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