A hypocorism ( / h aɪ ˈ p ɒ k ər ɪ z əm / hy- POK -ər-iz-əm or / ˌ h aɪ p ə ˈ k ɒr ɪ z əm / HY -pə- KORR -iz-əm ; from Ancient Greek ὑποκόρισμα hypokórisma ; sometimes also hypocoristic ), or pet name , is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as Izzy for Isabel or Bob for Robert, or it may be unrelated.
14-476: (Redirected from DAI ) [REDACTED] Look up dai in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dai may refer to: Names [ edit ] Dai (given name) , a Welsh or Japanese masculine given name Dai (surname) (戴), a Chinese surname Bảo Đại (保大), Emperor of Vietnam from 1926 to 1945 Places and regimes [ edit ] Dai Commandery ,
28-1250: A British hurdler Dai Fujikura ( 藤倉 大 , born 1977) , Japanese classical composer Dai Henwood (born 1978), New Zealand comedian Dai Jin (1388–1462), Chinese painter Dai Le (born 1968), Vietnamese-born Australian politician Dai Li (1897–1946), Chinese spymaster Dai Matsumoto ( 松本 大 , born 1959) , Japanese voice actor Dai Dai N'tab (born 1994), Dutch long track speed skater Dai Nagao , Japanese composer, musician and producer Dai Oketani ( 桶谷 大 , born 1977) , Japanese basketball coach Dai Qing (born 1941), Chinese journalist Dai Satō ( 佐藤 大 , born 1969) , Japanese screenwriter and musician Dai Sijie (born 1954), Chinese-French author and filmmaker Dai Vernon (1894–1992), Canadian magician Dai Wai Tsun (born 1999), Hong Kong-born Chinese professional footballer Dai Vernon (1894–1992), Canadian magician Dai Ward (1934–1996), Wales international footballer Dai Xi (1801–1860), Chinese painter Dai Yi (1926–2024), Chinese historian Dai Yongge , Chinese businessman and entrepreneur Dai Young (born 1967), Wales international rugby union player Dai Zhen (1724–1777), Chinese philosopher Fictional characters [ edit ] Dai,
42-714: A commandery of the state of Zhao and in early imperial China Dai County , in Xinzhou, Shanxi, China Dai (Eighteen Kingdoms) , a short-lived state during the Eighteen Kingdoms period in Chinese history Dai (Han dynasty) , a realm and title during the Han dynasty Dai (Sixteen Kingdoms) , a Xianbei-led dynastic state during the Sixteen Kingdoms era of Chinese history Dai (Spring and Autumn period) ,
56-647: A cryptocurrency-backed stablecoin DAI Personal Computer , an early home computer from Belgium Daimler AG 's stock symbol De Administrando Imperio , work written by the 10th-century Byzantine Emperor Constantine VII Deutsches Archäologisches Institut , or German Archaeological Institute, an archaeological institute operated by the German ministry of foreign affairs DAI Global , an international development firm Diamond Aircraft Industries , an aircraft manufacturer Diffuse axonal injury ,
70-486: A security protocol Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dai . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dai&oldid=1244590981 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
84-783: A state during the Spring and Autumn period in Chinese history Dai (Warring States period) , a short-lived state during the Warring States period in Chinese history People and language [ edit ] Da'i al-Mutlaq , or Da'i, a type of religious leader in Islam Da'i , person engaging in Dawah, the act of inviting people to Islam Dai language (disambiguation) Dai people , an ethnic minority of China Dai (Yindu) , or Daai Chin, an ethnic tribe of Chin, Myanmar Other uses [ edit ] Dai (cryptocurrency) ,
98-454: A type of traumatic brain injury Digital Author Identifier , a unique number for an author in the Dutch research system Direct audio input, a port used in hearing aids and hearing instruments Distributed artificial intelligence , a subfield of artificial intelligence Do As Infinity , a Japanese band Dragon Age: Inquisition , a video game by BioWare Dynamic ARP Inspection ,
112-618: A word is often clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with -y / -ie (phonologically /- i / ). Sometimes the suffix -o is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English , but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names, and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually considered distinct from diminutives, but they can also overlap. This name-related article
126-772: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dai (given name) Dai is a Welsh masculine given name, a hypocorism of Dafydd or David , as well as a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: Dai Ailian (1916–2006), Chinese dancer Dai Andrews (born 1977), American performance and visual artist Dai Bingguo (born 1941), Chinese politician and diplomat Dai Bradley (born 1953), English actor Dai Buell (1892-1939), American pianist and teacher Dai Davies (1880–1944), Welsh footballer Dai Davies (1948–2021), Welsh footballer Dai Davies (born 1959), Welsh politician Dai Greene (born 1986),
140-432: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Hypocorism Etymologically, the term hypocorism is from Ancient Greek ὑποκόρισμα ( hypokórisma ), from ὑποκορίζεσθαι ( hypokorízesthai ), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix hypo- refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root korízesthai originates in
154-703: The John Ford film of the same name [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dai_(given_name)&oldid=1231028783 " Categories : Given names Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names Welsh masculine given names Welsh given names Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description
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#1732765284693168-765: The Glorious Revolution Twenty-Fifth of May Dai Evans, character in the 1973 Doctor Who serial The Green Death Dai Greatcoat, a character from David Jones' In Parenthesis Dai Takabayashi ( 高林 ダイ ) , a fictional character from the anime series Super Doll Licca-chan Dai Station, a character from the Welsh animation series Ivor the Engine Dai Bando, a minor character in Richard Llewellyn's novel How Green Was My Valley , played by Rhys Williams in
182-472: The Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words κόρος ( kóros ) 'boy, youth' and κόρη ( kórē ) 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics , the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection , or to words resulting from this process. In English,
196-524: The title character in the manga series Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Dai Blackthorn, a character from the role-playing game GURPS Dai Bread, a bigamist character in Dylan Thomas ' 1954 Radio play Under Milk Wood . Mrs Dai Bread One, Dai Bread's first wife. Mrs Dai Bread Two, Dai Bread's second wife. Dai Dickins, character in the Discworld novel Night Watch , and martyr of
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