Daai: 2 definitions
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Daai means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Daai has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Dai.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryDaai in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a midwife; nurse; ~[giri] midwifery; —[ko dudha pilana] to teach one’s grandmother to suck eggs; —[se peta chipana] lit. to hide the stomach from the midwife—to keep a secret from one who is bound to know it..—daai (दाई) is alternatively transliterated as Dāī.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDaai is another spelling for दाइ [dāi].—n. 1. an elder brother; 2. a term of address for the senior males;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Daain.
Ends with: Bandai, Chaudaai, Dandai, Dhadai, Godai, Malai-mari-cantai, Udai.
Full-text (+212): Dai, Manca, Mang cau dai, Sai dai, Sa-lat-dai, Hu dai, Dai bi, Hai dai, Dai phong nui, Cu san dai, Ray dai, Avadata, Dai sua, Dai toan, Luo qun dai, Adai, Kawl dai, Dai ngai, Vyavadana, Rau muoi dai.
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Search found 52 books and stories containing Daai, Dai; (plurals include: Daais, Dais). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Little Meera and The Param-Vir-Chakra < [July 1964]
Silence < [July – September, 1993]
Triple Stream < [April – June, 2004]
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXIII < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 13: Sambhava’s samavasaraṇa < [Chapter I - Sambhavajinacaritra]
Part 26: Śreyāṃsa’s samavasaraṇa < [Chapter I - Śreyāṃsanāthacaritra]
Part 13: Building of the samavasaraṇa < [Chapter III - The initiation and omniscience of Ajita]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.9.41 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.1.26-29 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Verse 1.1.30-31 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Verse 2.1.1 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]