释义 |
dey I. noun or deye \ˈdī\ (plural deyes) Etymology: Middle English deye, from Old English dǣge kneader of bread — more at dairy now chiefly Scotland : dairymaid II. \ˈdā\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Turkish dayı, literally, maternal uncle : a ruling official of the Ottoman empire in northern Africa; especially : a governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830 |