दादा

See also: दीदी, दिदी, दादी, and द्द

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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)

paternal grandfather
Synonyms: बाबा (bābā), (endearing) दादू (dādū)
respectful address for an older man
(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)

(family) brother (especially elder)
Synonym: भाऊ (bhāū)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दादा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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

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