dau

Meaning

1. (masculine) die (polyhedron with symbols on each side)
2. (masculine) vent (position in the pinya)

Concepts

die

💀

dice

cube

dhow

plaid

die-stamp

die dice

Synonyms

encuny

Translations

Würfel

💀

dé

💀

dado

💀

κύβος

dobbelsteen

dado

dado

💀

teerling

ζάρι

talus

tessera

zar

alea

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ζάρια

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdaw]

Etymology

Cognate with French: dé

In summary

From a Vulgar Latin *dadu, of uncertain origin; perhaps of Arabic origin, cf. أَعْدَاد (ʔaʕdād), or alternatively from Latin datum, from datus (“given”), the past participle of dare (“to give”), from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to lay out, to spread out”). Compare French dé, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese dado.