"dey" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: [ˈde(ː)] [Singapore], /deɪ/ [UK]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Tamil டேய் (“hey!”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|டேய்|t=hey!|tr=-}} Tamil டேய் (“hey!”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} dey
  1. (Singapore, Malaysia, slang, rare, between friends) A familiar term of address conveying extra emphasis at the end of sentences. Tags: Malaysia, Singapore, rare, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dey-en-intj-YxbTskLP Disambiguation of People: 18 27 30 12 13 Categories (other): Malaysian English, Singapore English, Singlish Disambiguation of Singlish: 23 15 13 22 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /deɪ/ [UK] Forms: deys [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English deye, deie, daie, from Old English dǣġe (“maker of bread; baker; dairy-maid”), from Proto-West Germanic *daigijā, from Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader of bread, maid”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form, build”). Cognate with Swedish deja, Icelandic deigja (“dairy-maid”); compare dairy, dough, lady. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dʰeyǵʰ-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|deye}} Middle English deye, {{m|enm|deie}} deie, {{m|enm|daie}} daie, {{inh|en|ang|dǣġe||maker of bread; baker; dairy-maid}} Old English dǣġe (“maker of bread; baker; dairy-maid”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*daigijā}} Proto-West Germanic *daigijā, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*daigijǭ||kneader of bread, maid}} Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ (“kneader of bread, maid”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰeyǵʰ-||to knead, form, build}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, form, build”), {{cog|sv|deja}} Swedish deja, {{cog|is|deigja||dairy-maid}} Icelandic deigja (“dairy-maid”), {{m|en|dairy}} dairy, {{m|en|dough}} dough, {{m|en|lady}} lady Head templates: {{en-noun}} dey (plural deys)
  1. (UK dialectal, Scotland) A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. Tags: Scotland, UK, dialectal Categories (topical): People Synonyms: daie, deie, deye Related terms: dairy, lady
    Sense id: en-dey-en-noun--yMjwpyT Disambiguation of People: 18 27 30 12 13 Categories (other): British English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Singlish Disambiguation of Singlish: 23 15 13 22 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /deɪ/ [UK] Forms: deys [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From French dey, from Ottoman Turkish دایی (modern Turkish dayı). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|dey}} French dey, {{der|en|ota|دایی}} Ottoman Turkish دایی, {{cog|tr|dayı}} Turkish dayı Head templates: {{en-noun}} dey (plural deys)
  1. (historical) The ruler of the Regency of Algiers (now Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People Categories (place): Algeria
    Sense id: en-dey-en-noun-caSyvsIZ Disambiguation of People: 18 27 30 12 13 Disambiguation of Algeria: 1 2 94 1 2 Categories (other): Manglish, Singlish Disambiguation of Manglish: 10 11 63 0 16 Disambiguation of Singlish: 23 15 13 22 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /deɪ/ [UK]
Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} dey, {{en-pron}} dey
  1. Pronunciation spelling of they, representing dialects with th-stopping in English. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: they, representing dialects with th-stopping in English Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dey-en-pron-wYbg~AS1 Disambiguation of People: 18 27 30 12 13 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, Singlish, English pronouns Disambiguation of Singlish: 23 15 13 22 27 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 47 53
  2. Pronunciation spelling of there, representing African American Vernacular English or Caribbean English. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: there, representing African American Vernacular English or Caribbean English Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-dey-en-pron-4lVGyTNG Disambiguation of People: 18 27 30 12 13 Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters, Singlish, English pronouns Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 11 13 16 49 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 11 10 18 23 39 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 12 14 19 21 34 Disambiguation of Singlish: 23 15 13 22 27 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for dey meaning in English (10.2kB)

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        "2": "deja"
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        "3": "",
        "4": "dairy-maid"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "lady"
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        "A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid."
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          "ref": "2012, G. Modele Dale Clarke, Up in Mahaica: Stories from the Market People (ebook), Xlibris",
          "text": "“Boy, is horrors over dey, for so,” he said, obviously excited and anxious to be the bearer of extraordinary news. “Wat happen, somebody dead?”",
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      "ipa": "[ˈde(ː)]",
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