mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to
泥 centers on wet, sticky earth that clings: mud or mire. The extended senses of adhering or being attached come naturally from the way mud sticks to things.
泥 combines 氵 (water) with 尼, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of soft, clinging earth. The exact historical development of 尼 in this context is uncertain.
Water 氵 mixed with the right side 尼 (which looks like a body stuck in a sticky substance) creates mud that clings and adheres.
For デイ, imagine stepping into deep mud and saying 'day' as you struggle: day -> デイ, because the mud makes the day feel heavy and stuck.
mud; (wet) dirt
thief; burglar; robber
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
viscous; mushy; pulpy; thick; slushy; syrupy; sticky
bog; marsh; swamp; quagmire; morass
sludge; slime; dregs; mire
smelling of mud; smelling of earth
muddy water
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae)
wide difference; a world of difference
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
peat
mud; mire
mud
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
turbidity current