Dy

See also: dy, dý, dŷ, d.y., d'y, and dy.

Translingual

Symbol

Dy

  1. (chemistry) Symbol for dysprosium.

English

Etymology

From Khmer ឌី (dii).

Proper noun

Dy (plural Dys)

  1. A surname from Khmer.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via Spanish Dy, with the initial ⟨L-⟩ changed to ⟨D-⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.[1]

Proper noun

Dy

  1. a surname

References
  1. Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “D.”, in Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 99

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hokkien 李 (Lí), via Spanish Dy, with the initial ⟨L-⟩ changed to ⟨D-⟩ due to /l/~/d/ allophony when the proceeding vowel is either, [i], [e], or [u] in Philippine Hokkien.[1] Compare Indonesian Lie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di/, [dɪ]

Proper noun

Dy

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Min Nan

See also

References
  1. Douglas, Carstairs (1899), “D.”, in Chinese-English dictionary of the vernacular or spoken language of Amoy, London: Presbyterian Church of England, page 99
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