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See also đẩy, đầy, đây, đáy, đãy, đày, đay, dậy, and dấy
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[ Etymology

Via Middle English < Old English dæġ < Proto-Germanic *dagaz < Proto-Indo-European *dhegh- (“‘to burn’”). Not related to Latin dies (< Proto-Indo-European *dyeu- (“‘to shine’”)), but rather to Sanskrit dāhas ‘heat’ < Proto-Indo-European *dhegh- (“‘to burn’”). Cognates include Swedish and Dutch dag and German Tag ‘day’.

[ Pronunciation

[ Noun

Singular
day

Plural
days

day (plural days)

  1. A period of 24 hours.
  2. The period from midnight to the following midnight. There are 7 days in a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
  3. Rotational period of a planet (especially earth).
  4. The part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
    • I worked two days last week.
  5. Part of a day period between sunrise and sunset where one enjoys daylight, daytime.
    • day and night.

[ Derived terms

terms derived from ‘day’

[ Translations

period of 24 hours
period from midnight to thee following midnight
rotational period of a planet
part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.
period between sunrise and sunset