দিদি

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀤𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀸- (*diddā-, “older sister or female relative”), ultimately from baby talk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

দিদি • (didi) (chiefly India)

1. (childish) elder sister
2. (by extension) any elder or unrelated female

Declension

Inflection of দিদি
nominative	দিদি didi
objective	দিদিকে didike
genitive	দিদির didir
	Indefinite forms
nominative	দিদি didi
objective	দিদিকে didike
genitive	দিদির didir
	Definite forms
	singular		plural
nominative	দিদিটা, দিদিটি didiṭa (colloquial), didiṭi (formal)		দিদিরা didira
objective	দিদিটাকে, দিদিটিকে didiṭake (colloquial), didiṭike (formal)		দিদিদের(কে) didider(ke)
genitive	দিদিটার, দিদিটির didiṭar (colloquial), didiṭir (formal)		দিদিদের didider
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).