Welsh

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Da-da

Etymology

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From da (good) +‎ da (good), a calque of French bonbon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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da-da pl (no singulative)

  1. (North Wales) sweets, candy, confectionery
    Synonyms: fferins, losin, melysion, minceg, pethau da

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
da-da dda-da na-da unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “da-da”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies