See also: Dudu, duðu, dúdú, dūdu, dūdū, and đu đủ

Javanese

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Romanization

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dudu

  1. Romanization of ꦢꦸꦢꦸ

Maltese

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Alternative forms

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  • duda (also used as a term of endearment)

Etymology

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Singulative derivation from Arabic دُود (dūd).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dudu m (singulative, plural dwied, paucal dudiet)

  1. singulative of dud

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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dudu (ma class, plural madudu)

  1. Augmentative of mdudu: large insect

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Persian طوطی.

Compare Middle Armenian թութակ (tʻutʻak), Arabic طُوطَق (ṭūṭaq, parrot), Iranian borrowings.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dudu]
  • Hyphenation: du‧du

Noun

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dudu (definite accusative duduyu, plural dudular)

  1. (archaic, poetic) parrot

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative dudu
Definite accusative duduyu
Singular Plural
Nominative dudu dudular
Definite accusative duduyu duduları
Dative duduya dudulara
Locative dududa dudularda
Ablative dududan dudulardan
Genitive dudunun duduların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular dudum dudularım
2nd singular dudun duduların
3rd singular dudusu duduları
1st plural dudumuz dudularımız
2nd plural dudunuz dudularınız
3rd plural duduları duduları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular dudumu dudularımı
2nd singular dudunu dudularını
3rd singular dudusunu dudularını
1st plural dudumuzu dudularımızı
2nd plural dudunuzu dudularınızı
3rd plural dudularını dudularını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular duduma dudularıma
2nd singular duduna dudularına
3rd singular dudusuna dudularına
1st plural dudumuza dudularımıza
2nd plural dudunuza dudularınıza
3rd plural dudularına dudularına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular dudumda dudularımda
2nd singular dudunda dudularında
3rd singular dudusunda dudularında
1st plural dudumuzda dudularımızda
2nd plural dudunuzda dudularınızda
3rd plural dudularında dudularında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular dudumdan dudularımdan
2nd singular dudundan dudularından
3rd singular dudusundan dudularından
1st plural dudumuzdan dudularımızdan
2nd plural dudunuzdan dudularınızdan
3rd plural dudularından dudularından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular dudumun dudularımın
2nd singular dudunun dudularının
3rd singular dudusunun dudularının
1st plural dudumuzun dudularımızın
2nd plural dudunuzun dudularınızın
3rd plural dudularının dudularının

Uneapa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Meso-Melanesian *dudu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dudu

  1. cassowary

Further reading

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West Makian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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dudu

  1. (intransitive) to sink

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dudu (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person todudu modudu adudu
2nd person nodudu fodudu
3rd person inanimate idudu dodudu
animate
imperative nududu, dudu fududu, dudu

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics

Yoruba

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dídú, partial reduplication of (to be black or dark).

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Adjective

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dúdú

  1. black; dark; deep green; deep blue
    ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ dúdú
    green banana
    Ẹyẹ dúdú yẹn rẹwàThat black bird is beautiful
  2. dark-skinned
    Antonym: pupa (light-skinned)

Noun

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dúdú

  1. blackness; black colour
  2. something that is black or dark in colour
    Aṣọ wo lẹ fẹ́ rà? Dúdú ni mo fẹ́.
    Which textile do you want to buy? I want the black one.

Verb

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dúdú

  1. to be black, dark, deep green or deep blue
    Synonym:
    Ẹyẹ yẹn dúdúThat bird is black
    Ó ti dúdú sí i nítorí oòrùn tó pa áIt has darkened due to sun damage

Derived terms

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