दादा

See also: दीदी, दिदी, दादी, and द्द

Hindi

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दादा

नानी

नाना

दादी

दादा

मामी

मामा

मौसा

मौसी

माता

पिता

ताऊ

ताई

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भांजा

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जीजा

दीदी

बहनोई

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नंदोई

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Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀸𑀤𑁆𑀤- (*dādda-), related to तात (tāta, “a father; a term of affection to a junior or senior”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ɑː.d̪ɑː/, [d̪äː.d̪äː]

Noun

दादा • (dādā) m (feminine दादी, Urdu spelling دادا)

1. paternal grandfather

   Synonyms: बाबा (bābā), (endearing) दादू (dādū)

2. respectful address for an older man
3. (colloquial, derogatory) bully

Declension

Declension of दादा (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दादा dādā	दादा dādā
oblique	दादा dādā	दादाओं dādāõ
vocative	दादा dādā	दादाओ dādāo

Derived terms

• दादागिरी (dādāgirī)

Related terms

• नाना (nānā)

References

• 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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪a.d̪a/

Noun

दादा • (dādā) m (feminine दीदी)

1. (family) brother (especially elder)

   Synonym: भाऊ (bhāū)

References

• 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