Eshtehardi edit

Noun edit

دادا (dādām

  1. father

Malay edit

Noun edit

دادا (Rumi spelling dada, plural دادا-دادا or دادا۲, informal 1st possessive داداکو, 2nd possessive دادامو, 3rd possessive داداڽ)

  1. Jawi spelling of dada

Persian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

دادا (dâdâ)

  1. nanny, nurse
  2. (dialectal, Qazvini) father

Descendants edit

  • Ottoman Turkish: دادا (dâdâ)

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

دادا (dādām (feminine دادی (dādī), Hindi spelling दादा)

  1. paternal grandfather
  2. respectful address for an older man

Declension edit

Declension of دادا
singular plural
direct دادا (dādā) دادے (dāde)
oblique دادے (dāde) دادوں (dādõ)
vocative دادے (dāde) دادو (dādo)

Related terms edit

References edit

  • دادا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • دادا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo edit

Etymology edit

From Persian دادا (dâdâ).

Noun edit

دادا (dādā)

  1. father, dad

Uyghur edit

Other scripts
Perso-Arabic دادا
Latin dada
Cyrillic дада

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

دادا (dada) (plural دادىلار (dadilar))

  1. father

Declension edit


See also edit