As a Hindi name
दी · feminine
elder sister
देना
to give, grant, award; to lay (eggs), give birth to; to orate, deliver; to pay
Platts (p. 554) also records: of denā, q.v
Cited formation "दी" is द + -ई: द means "the eighteenth consonant in Hindi", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "दी" is द + -ई: द means "the eighteenth consonant in Hindi", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "दी" is द + -ई: द means "the eighteenth consonant in Hindi", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Clipping of दीदी (dīdī).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
decay, ruin.
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Dictionary citations
1. dī (cf. √ ḍi) cl. 4. P. Ā. dīyati, ˚te, to soar, fly, RV.; SV. : Intens. inf. dedīyitavai, to fly away, ŚBr.[cf. ḍī; Gk. δίεμαι, δίνη, δινεύω, δῖνος.]
2. dī (dīdī or dīdi). cl. 3. P. 3. pl. dīdyati (Impv. dīdihi and didīhi, RV.; impf. adīdet, ib.; pf. dīdāya or (ŚBr.) dīdaya; dīdetha, didiyus, ib.; Subj. dīdayati, ˚yat, ib.; dīdayat, RV. x, 30, 4; 95, 12; dīdāyat, AV. iii, 8, 3; dīdayante, ib. xviii, 3, 23; Prec. dīdyāsam, TBr.; p. Pres. P. dīdiat Ā. dīdiāna, p. pf. dīvas), RV. to shine, be bright; to shine forth, excel, please, be admired, RV.; AV.; Br. ; bestow upon (loc. or dat.) by shining, RV. ii, 2, 6; i, 93, 10. [Cf. δέατο, δέελος, δῆλος.]
3. dī cl. 4. Ā. dīyate, to decay, perish (Dhātup. xxvi, 25; didīye; dāsyate, dātā; adāsta, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 63; 1, 50) : Caus. dāpayati, Vop. : Desid. didīṣate and didāsate, ib.
4. dī f. decay, ruin.
dī I. 4 A. (dīyate, dīna) 1 To perish, die. 2 To waste, decay, diminish II. 4 P. (dīyati) (Ved.) soar, fly. III. 3 P. Ved. 1 To shine. 2 To please, be admired, appear good.
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