Bengali edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

দিদি (didi) (chiefly India)

  1. (childish) elder sister
  2. (by extension) any girl

Declension edit

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).