दादा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-), related to तात (tāta, “a father; a term of affection to a junior or senior”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
दादा • (dādā) m (feminine दादी, Urdu spelling دادا)
- paternal grandfather
- respectful address for an older man
- (colloquial, derogatory) bully
Declension edit
Declension of दादा (masc unmarked ā-stem)
Derived terms edit
- दादागिरी (dādāgirī)
Related terms edit
- नाना (nānā)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “दादा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “दादा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dādda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
दादा • (dādā) m (feminine दीदी)
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “दादा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “दादा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “दादा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press