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dui

dui

See also: DUI, dúi, duì, duī, duǐ, du'i, and D.U.I.

English

Noun

dui

  1. (obsolete) plural of duo

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin duo, duae.

Numeral

dui

  1. (cardinal) two

Fiji Hindi

Etymology

From Bhojpuri दुइ (dui).

Numeral

dui

  1. (cardinal) two

References


Istriot

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin duo.

Numeral

dui

  1. (cardinal) two

Mandarin

Romanization

dui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of duī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of duǐ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of duì.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Old French

Numeral

dui

  1. nominative of deus
    • circa 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, page 194 (of the Champion Classiques edition, ISBN 2-7453-0520-4), line 2455:
      Li dui frere i furent ocis
      The two brothers were killed there

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali

Numeral

dui

  1. (cardinal) two

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin duae, feminine plural of duo.

Numeral

dui

  1. (cardinal) two