| 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 |