ðə dɪmˈɑːsə wˈɜːd di, mˈiːnɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚ, fˈɔːɹmz ðə ɹˈuːt ʌvðə nˈeɪmz ʌv mˈɛnɪəv ðə mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹˈɪvɚz ʌv ɑːsˈɑːm ænd ʌv nˈɔːɹθ ˈiːst ˈɪndiə ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, sˈʌtʃ ɐz dˈɪbæŋ plˈɛnti ʌv wˈɔːɾɚ, dˈɪjʌŋ hjˈuːdʒ ɹˈɪvɚ, dˈɪkɹæŋ ɡɹˈiːn ɹˈɪvɚ, dˈɪkhaʊ fˈɛtʃt wˈɔːɾɚ, ænd mˈɛni ˈʌðɚz.
The Dimasa word di, meaning water, forms the root of the names of many of the major rivers of Assam and of North East India in general, such as Dibang (plenty of water), Diyung (huge river), Dikrang (green river), Dikhow (fetched water), and many others.