Azerbaijani edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from Azerbaijani *kad-, whence also Azerbaijani qayğı; however, the intervocalic /d/ instead of expected /j/ is not quite clear.

Alternatively, from Common Turkic *kada- (to thrust into, to plunge into).

Compare dialectal Turkish gada.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑˈdɑ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧da
  • (file)

Noun edit

qada (definite accusative qadanı, plural qadalar)

  1. (archaic) illness, sickness
  2. adversity, misfortune, trouble
    qadan alımdarling, my dear (literally, “may I take your misfortune”)

Declension edit

Related terms edit